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Water Sector Security and Preparedness
Author(s) -
Spence Shan,
Morley Kevin M.
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0047
Subject(s) - damages , flooding (psychology) , preparedness , environmental science , national security , business , environmental resource management , water resource management , environmental planning , political science , law , psychology , psychotherapist
There is little doubt that 2012 made a strong case for applying an all‐hazards framework to the water sector. In November, Superstorm Sandy marked the 11th disaster during 2012 that exceeded $1 billion in damages (according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center); 2012 followed a record 14 events in 2011 exceeding $1 billion in damages. A great many of these events affected drinking water and wastewater operations, the most common being flooding and power failures.