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Water System Security: Here Today … Gone Tomorrow?
Author(s) -
Babcock Robert F.
Publication year - 2008
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.1551-8833.2008.tb09651.x
Subject(s) - water security , agency (philosophy) , business , vulnerability (computing) , plan (archaeology) , order (exchange) , vulnerability assessment , state (computer science) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , computer security , environmental economics , finance , water resources , computer science , environmental science , economics , geography , psychology , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , algorithm , psychological resilience , psychotherapist , biology
This article discusses the Vulnerability Assessment Capital Improvement Plan (VA CIP), funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to improve water system security by implementing changes identified in the public water system VA, assess utility accomplishments, and identify remaining needs for security capital improvements projects. The VA CIP follow‐ up contract was established to assist Michigan water systems in implementing their VA CIP and to demonstrate improved water system security in the state; it was not a compliance assessment. All Michigan communities that were required to complete a VA were in compliance with the BTA. These systems were asked to participate in this project in order to determine the status of the public water system security program and allow the state to better direct future efforts and grant‐funding opportunities. Study results are discussed.