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On June 12,
2002, President Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act) into Law (PL
107-188). The Bioterrorism Act amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
by adding section 1433. Section 1433(a) requires that certain community
water systems (CWS) conduct Vulnerability Assessments (VAs), certify to
EPA that the VAs were conducted, and submit a copy of the VA to EPA.
Section 1433(b) requires that certain CWSs prepare or revise Emergency
Response Plans (ERPs) and certify to EPA that an (ERP) has been
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Water systems are critical to every
community. Protection of public drinking water systems is a high
priority for local officials and water system owners and operators to
ensure an uninterrupted water supply. Water supplies for the protection
of public health (safe drinking water and sanitation) and safety (fire
fighting) is one the highest priorities of emergency management in the
U.S.
Adequate security
measures will help prevent loss of service through terrorist acts,
vandalism, or pranks. If your system is prepared, such actions may even
be prevented.
EPC includes a "vulnerability
assessment" (VA) in our planning process on-line. A VA is the
identification of weaknesses in water system security, focusing on
defined threats that could compromise its ability to meet its various
service missions - such as providing adequate drinking water, water for
fire fighting, and/or water for various commercial and industrial
purposes.
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