Robert M. Clark, [*] Nabil Adam, [ ] Vijayalakshmi Atluri, [ ]
Milton Halem, [ ] Eric Vowinkel, [ ] Pen C. Tao, [ ]
Laura Cummings, [ ] and Eva A. Ibraham [**]
[*]Public Health and Environmental Engineering Consultant, Cincinnati, Ohio
[ ]The Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity (CIMIC), Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
[ ]U.S. Geological Survey, Edison, New Jersey
[ ]North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Wanaque, New Jersey
[ ]Passaic Valley Water Commission, Totowa, New Jersey
[**]American Water, Voorhees, New Jersey
The events of September 11, 2001 have raised concerns over the safety and security of the Nation s critical infrastructure including water and waste water systems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) responded to these events by establishing a Water Protection Task Force (WPTF) composed of members of the U.S. EPA s Office of Water (OW), Regional Office staff and liaisons from other U.S. EPA programs. In addition, EPA s Office of Research and Development (ORD) established a National Center for Homeland Security Research (NCHSR) to develop a program devoted to water security research. Both OW and ORD have been given the responsibility for developing plans and conducting research to improve the security of the nation s drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
Security of water systems is not a new issue and the potential for natural, accidental, and purposeful contamination of water supplies has been the subject of many studies. For example, in May 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 that outlined a policy...
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