Strategies: WATER UTILITY ANALYSIS

The principals of SSI are steeped in a unique combination of terrorism expertise and in-depth knowledge of security. With diverse expertise and experience the company develops security programs, emergency response plans and the design of security systems specializing in the critical infrastructure protection of water, power, and administrative facilities.

The water supplied to U.S. communities is potentially vulnerable to terrorist attacks by insertion of biological agents, chemical agents, or toxins. The possibility of attack is of considerable concern. These agents could be a threat if they were inserted at critical points in the system; theoretically they could cause a large number of casualties. The primary threats to the nation's water and power facilities are contamination by chemical, biological or radiological agents; damage, destruction, or sabotage of physical infrastructure; and disruption to computer systems.

At SSI we create a Protection Task Force to ensure that activities to protect and secure water and power supply infrastructure are comprehensive and are carried out expeditiously.

We implement steps that can be taken to protect the sources of supply and their infrastructure, which includes securing pumping stations, treatment facilities, and computer systems:

 

  • Gather extensive data on the facility

  • Establish data on existing security program and systems

  • Determine what flaws exist within the entire infrastructure

  • Develop a response program that provides prevention, mitigation and business continuity 

  • Recommendations/Application of Current TechnologyAssist in devising an ERP (Emergency Response Plan) that incorporates the internal organization with other entities