Risk Assessment for Water Infrastructure Safety and Security

A critical infrastructure vital to the security of the United States, the water supply system remains largely unprotected from terrorist threat. This volume provides a unique quantitative risk assessment methodology for protection against terrorist contamination, vandalism, and other threats to water supply systems. It includes processes and models for security and safe facility operations; an integrated model to the risk assessment of surface water, dams, wells, wastewater treatment facilities, reservoirs, and aqueducts of large urban regions; and a discussion on the development of intelligence analysis incorporating risk assessment for terrorism prevention. It also discusses legal and regulatory requirements related to the groundwater and water supply system protection policy against terrorism;

Anna M. Doro-on is an engineer with over 12 years professional experience in design, construction, and utility infrastructure projects. She specializes in the development and application of innovative environmental remediation technologies; civil, environmental, and water resources engineering; water and wastewater infrastructure design and rehabilitation; risk assessment and management for critical infrastructure with focus on terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and public health protection; reduction of contamination to water resources and the environment; quantitative risk assessment for catastrophic event prevention; technology development; and project inspections and monitoring. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science & Engineering respectively, both from The University of Texas at San Antonio.