Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Guidance Documents
The security of our nation’s water infrastructure is of critical importance, particularly in the post-September 11 environment. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have developed a comprehensive three-phased program to address physical infrastructure security needs for water supply, wastewater and stormwater, and online contaminant monitoring systems:
»Interim Voluntary Guidance Documents—Phase I
»Training Materials—Phase II
»Voluntary Consensus Standards—Phase III
Consensus Standards for the Physical Security of Water and Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities — Phase III
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ASCE, AWWA, and WEF have developed voluntary consensus standards under Phase III based on the three guidance documents and drawing from emerging technologies and methods. Using accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) development processes, these standards have been published as Draft American National Standards for Trial Use that reflect a consensus of the latest thinking among the nation's infrastructure security experts. These have been released for trial use and public comments—please direct your comments to the standards to wise@asce.org.
Click on the links below to download the voluntary Draft American National Standards for Trial Use documents in PDF format:
» Guidelines for the Physical Security of Water Utilities
» Guidelines for the Physical Security of Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities
Limited hard copy versions of the publications are also available; send your request, including you mailing address and affiliation to wise@asce.org.
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| * | Complete Document | 1797 KB |
| PDF in Sections | ||
| * | Cover | 152 KB |
| * | Table of Contents | 98 KB |
| * | Foreword & Disclaimer | 98 KB |
| * | Acknowledgements | 97 KB |
| * | Chapter 1 - Application of Guidelines | 576 KB |
| * | Chapter 2 - Raw Water Facilities | 357 KB |
| * | Chapter 3 - Wells and Pumping Stations | 361 KB |
| * | Chapter 4 - Water Treatment Plants | 380 KB |
| * | Chapter 5 - Finished Water Storage Facilities | 363 KB |
| * | Chapter 6 - Distribution Systems | 317 KB |
| * | Chapter 7 - Water System Support Facilities | 362 KB |
| * | Appendix A - Physical Security Elements | 241 KB |
| * | Appendix B - Glossary and Abbreviations | 156 KB |
| * | Appendix C - References | 414 KB |
Guidelines for the Physical Security of Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities (Draft American National Standard for Trial Use)
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| * | Complete Document | 1560 KB |
| PDF in Sections | ||
| * | Cover | 153 KB |
| * | Table of Contents | 98 KB |
| * | Foreword & Disclaimer | 99 KB |
| * | Acknowledgements | 96 KB |
| * | Chapter 1 - Application of Guidelines | 579 KB |
| * | Chapter 2 - Wastewater Treatment Plants | 387 KB |
| * | Chapter 3 - Collection Systems | 324 KB |
| * | Chapter 4 - Pumping Stations | 357 KB |
| * | Chapter 5 - Wastewater - Stormwater System Support Facilities | 363 KB |
| * | Appendix A - Physical Security Elements | 241 KB |
| * | Appendix B - Glossary and Abbreviations | 125 KB |
| * | Appendix C - References | 358 KB |
WISE Training Materials—Phase II
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A modular training program developed under Phase II are now available on CD-ROM for use in educating all who have a role in providing physical infrastructure security for water supply and wastewater/stormwater systems. Based on the three interim guidance documents, these three flexible training modules are designed for use with all levels of operation, management, and public officials.
The three modules include the presentation materials in MS PowerPoint, trainers guide, quizzes and exams.
»To receive the training materials CD-ROM, send your request to wise@asce.org and include your mailing address and affiliation
Monitoring—Phase I
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A set of three security guidance documents were developed as the first phase of this initiative. Security Guidance for Water Utilities and the Security Guidance for Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities guidance documents assist drinking water and wastewater utilities in mitigating the vulnerabilities of their systems to man-made threats through the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of both new and existing systems of all sizes.
Guidelines for Designing an Online Contaminant Monitoring System provides information on designing online contaminant monitoring systems, including assessing the need for a monitoring system, locating instruments and sensors and responding to suspected contamination events.
Click on the links below to download the three interim voluntary guidance documents in PDF format:
»Security Guidance for Water Utilities
»Security Guidance for Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities
»Guidelines for Designing an Online Contaminant Monitoring System
Limited hard copy versions of the publications are also be available; send your request, including your mailing address and affiliation to wise@asce.org .
NOTE: Troubleshooting System Errors or Freezes in Acrobat
| * | Complete Guidance Document | 5008 KB |
| PDF in Sections | ||
| * | Cover | 59 KB |
| * | Disclaimer | 41 KB |
| * | Table of Contents and Acknowledgements | 77 KB |
| * | Glossary | 117 KB |
| * | Executive Summary and Preface | 214 KB |
| * | Chapter 1 - The Contamination Problem | 106 KB |
| * | Chapter 2 - Rationale for Online Monitoring and System Design Basics | 117 KB |
| * | Chapter 3 - Using Contaminant Lists and Determining Concentrations to be Detected | 102 KB |
| * | Chapter 4 - Selection and Siting of Instruments and Platforms | 212 KB |
| * | Chapter 5 - Data Analysis and the Use of Models | 172 KB |
| * | Chapter 6 - Communication System Requirements | 199 KB |
| * | Chapter 7 - Responses to Contamination Events | 111 KB |
| * | Chapter 8 - Interfacing With Existing Surveillance Systems | 84 KB |
| * | Chapter 9 - Operations, Maintenance, Upgrades, and Exercise of the System | 103 KB |
| * | Appendix File 1 of 3 | 561 KB |
| * | Appendix File 2 of 3 | 1261 KB |
| * | Appendix File 3 of 3 | 2374 KB |
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