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Planning for Emergencies at Water Utilities
Author(s) -
Novak John T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1975.tb02185.x
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , action (physics) , vulnerability (computing) , risk analysis (engineering) , action plan , environmental planning , vulnerability assessment , subject (documents) , disaster planning , computer science , computer security , business , medical emergency , poison control , environmental science , geography , suicide prevention , economics , medicine , physics , management , archaeology , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , library science , psychological intervention
All utilities are subject to disasters of one kind or another. The first step in preparing for such emergencies is a vulnerability assessment. When a utility knows its most vulnerable systems, it can begin to implement a plan of action that will reduce the damage any potential disaster might incur.