Online Resources

Featured here are open-source links to Internet sites, maintained by key government and other water-sector interests that present water security related information.

Contaminant Resources

Centers for Disease Control Biological Agents
https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp

Centers for Disease Control Chemical Agents
https://emergency.cdc.gov/chemical/factsheets.asp

Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism
http://www.WaterHealthConnection.org

Terrorism Related Resources

MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (TKB)
https://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/terrorism-incidents.html

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
https://www.iaem.org/

National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
https://www.nesc.wvu.edu/about-actat/national-drinking-water-clearinghouse

National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
https://www.nemaweb.org/

National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD)
https://www.nvoad.org

Terrorism Research Center
https://catalog.uark.edu/generalinfo/universitycentersandresearchunits/terrorismresearchcenter/

Emergency.com: Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service News, Analysis, and Reference Information
https://www.emergency.com

Monterey Institute of International Studies' Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS): Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page
https://nonproliferation.org/about-2/programs/chemical-biological-weapons/

The Henry L. Stimson Center's Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project
https://www.stimson.org/2014/chemical-and-biological-weapons-nonproliferation-project-information-sheet-cited-world-mic/

National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)
https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0012409

Federal Links

Department of Homeland Security
https://www.dhs.gov

Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-safe-drinking-water-act

EPA Lab Compendium (searchable database of labs and their capabilities, requires registration)
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/erln_compendium_factsheet.pdf

CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response
https://emergency.cdc.gov

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
https://www.fbi.gov

National Cyber Security Division, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
https://us-cert.cisa.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
https://www.fema.gov

National Disaster Medical System
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/responders/ndms/Pages/default.aspx

CDC, "Bioterrorism Alleging Use of Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Management - United States, 1998"
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056353.htm

EPA National Homeland Security Research Center (EPA ORD)
https://www.epa.gov/homeland-security-research

EPA Security Product Guide
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/safe-drinking-water-information

Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
https://library.lanl.gov/infores/keydesc/chembiodefense.htm

Water Sector Links

American Water Works Association
https://www.awwa.org

National Association of Clean Water Agencies
https://www.nacwa.org

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
https://www.amwa.net

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
https://www.asdwa.org

Plumbers For Clean Water, Non Polluting Chemicals & Emergency Response
https://drpipes.com

AWWA Research Foundation
https://www.waterrf.org

National Association of Water Companies
https://nawc.org

National Rural Water Association
https://nrwa.org

Water Environment Federation
https://www.wef.org/

Water Environment Research Foundation
https://www.waterrf.org

Presidential Decision Directive 63: Critical Infrastructure Protection
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/pdd/pdd-63.htm

Executive Order 13231: Critical Infrastructure Protection
https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/executive-order-13231-dated-2001-10-16-initial.pdf

Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-7
https://www.cisa.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-7