Pacific Northwest Drinking Water

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Pacific Northwest Drinking Water Wastewater
Security Workshop

• Using the Tools!
• Tom Peadon
• 3/10/2003

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What Comes Next?

• Learned about Vulnerability Assessments
• Tools Available to Conduct Vulnerability
  Assessments
• How do We use these Assessments?

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Tools to Use!

• Planning
• Design Basis Threat
• Prioritization of Assets
• Protection Of Systems and Operations
• Assess Risk
• Determine Risk / Acceptable or Upgrade

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Famous Quote!

• It has long been recognized that among public
  utilities, water supply facilities offer a
  particularly vulnerable point of attack to the
  foreign agent, due to the strategic position they
  occupy in keeping the wheels of industry turning
  and in preserving the health and morale of the
  American populace.

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John Edgar Hoover / FBI 1941

• Water utilities have a long history of
  reliability and protection of Water Quality
• Terrorism activities have changed our course and
  heightened our awareness

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Emergency procedures have been an integral part
of our operation for many years.

• Past Events
• Earthquakes
• Floods
• Wind, Snow and Ice Storms
• Vandalism
• Infrastructure Failures
• Y2K Preparations
• Hazardous Material Spills

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Procedures Pre 9/11

• Coordination with Law Enforcement and other
  Public Service Agencies
• SCADA
• Public Awareness
• Water Quality Protection
• Monitoring
• Security Systems

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Post 9/11 New Emphasis

• Limiting Access to Facilities
• Evaluating and Improving Security Procedures
• Revising Personnel Procedures
• Staff Training / Threat Assessment
• Increase coordination with Law Enforcement
• Implementation of Risk Assessment Conclusions
• Upgrades, New Procedures, and Policies

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Threat Analysis Scenario from RAW-W

• Multi-Source Water Treatment, Distribution System
  with Pumping and Storage
• Set Stage System Background Information,
  Characteristics and History
• Present a Hypothetical Terrorist Attack

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The Terrorist Attack Facilities Destroyed

• Employee Overcome
• Pumps Destroyed
• Chlorination System Destroyed
• Plant Unable to Function
• Terrorist Accomplished Mission

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How Implementation of the Tools of Assessment may
have Averted this Terrorist Attack

• RAM-W or other assessment methods would have
  identified the treatment plant as
• Critical Asset
• High Risk
• Geographically Vulnerable
• Security Weakness