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 CIPAC Decon Working Group Report
This report presents the recommendations of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) Water Sector Decontamination Working Group. This Working Group was convened by the Water Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) and Government Coordinating Council (GCC) to develop a strategy and plan that supports priorities for water sector decontamination and recovery for the purpose of water security.

 NIAC Insider Threat Document
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) has released a report outlining its study on The Insider Threat to Critical Infrastructures. Initiated in January of 2007 at the request of DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, the NIAC uncovered a significant and growing body of knowledge about the causes and implications of these types of threats. The report summarizes the findings of the working group and lays out several policy recommendations to help mitigate this growing danger to the nation's critical infrastructures.

 Water and Wastewater Pandemic Guideline
This Sector-specific guideline is an annex to the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR Pandemic Influenza Guide) and intends to assist water and wastewater utilities in planning for a catastrophic influenza pandemic.

 Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Water Sector
The roadmap focuses on the goals and strategic milestones for improving the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in the water and wastewater infrastructures.

 Security Funding Opportunities
Security Funding Opportunities: Lessons & Observations from Successful Water & Wastewater Utilities report was written to help utilities understand where funding is available for use with security upgrades and how to apply for it.

How to Handle Chlorine Gas Safely
The Washington State Department of Health has documented procedures to safely handle chlorine gas cylinders.

Water Sector Specific Plan of the NIPP
The 2007 Water Sector Specific Plan of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), coordinated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides the overarching framework for integrating Water Sector critical infrastructure and key resource protection efforts into a unified program.

EPA Sponsored Message Mapping Workshops
The EPA Sponsored Message Mapping Workshop report provides an easy to follow, step-by-step guide on message mapping for water sector utilities. The report outlines the background, benefits and steps to message mapping and details techniques for developing effective crisis messages.

 Designing a National Emergency Responder Credentialing System
FEMA's NIMS Integration Center initial release of "Designing a National Emergency Responder Credentialing System."

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) outlines a comprehensive all-hazards risk management framework that calls out critical infrastructure protection roles and responsibilities for government and private industry.

Water Sector ICS Training Flyer
June-September 2006, EPA workshops for water and wastewater utilities to assist personnel with the Incident Command System (ICS), the national standard for emergency management.

Water Sector Security Workshops
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) release of the final report of the Water Sector Security Workshops.

Water Security Handbook
A simplified handbook for water utilities prepared by the EPA providing an overview of the Agency's Response Protocol.

National Response Plan Quick Reference Guide
The National Response Plan (NRP) establishes a single, comprehensive approach to domestic incident management to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.

National Strategy on Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan
This document released by the White House provides a comprehensive approach to addressing the threat of pandemic influenza.

Business Continuity Planning- Influenza Pandemic Reference Guide
This Reference Guide provides AMWA members with business continuity planning information based on assumptions and response actions developed by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC).

Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
The checklists were prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These checklists identify specific activities that can be undertaken to prepare for a pandemic influenza or any other public health emergency.

State and Local Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
The checklists were prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These checklists identify specific activities that can be undertaken to prepare for a pandemic influenza or any other public health emergency.

Drinking Water Security for Small Systems (STEP)
Drinking Water Security for Small Systems Serving 3,300 or Fewer Persons. One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series summarizes the basic elements of water system security for very small community drinking water systems.

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water Fact Sheet - English
Fact sheet describing methods for disinfecting water.

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water Fact Sheet - Spanish
Fact sheet describing methods for disinfecting water.

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water Fact Sheet - Vietnamese
Fact sheet describing methods for disinfecting water.

Water Utilities
AWWA, WEF and ASCE, through an EPA grant, developed interim security guidance documents designed to improve drinking water system physical security.

Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities
AWWA, WEF and ASCE, through an EPA grant, developed interim security guidance documents designed to improve wastewater system physical security.

Contaminant Monitoring
AWWA, WEF and ASCE, through an EPA grant, developed interim security guidance documents designed to improve water system physical security.

 EPA Security Information Collaboratives
EPA's guide for water utilities on security information collaboration.

EPA Tabletop
EPA's tabletop exercises for drinking water and wastewater systems.

 Terrorism: What can I do to Help?
The FBI pamphlet is a brief overview of what every citizen can do to help prevent acts of terrorism.

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