Question: It is critical that you attend this session over any other session. There is a level of interactivity that is going to take place that you may not experience if you do the work on your own.
• For this assignment, submit a short 500 word write-up responding to the following question: A terrorist threat has been made via phone against the water system. The caller stated that he would be releasing Tularemia into the water system in the next 4-6 hours. We are not certain of where this action may take place, but we must protect the citizens of our city. Your task is to identify what we can do to counter this biological attack. There is a very SIMPLE answer to this question, and it can even be found in the paper, Water and Terrorism, which discusses the acts of terrorism that are capable of being carried out against our various water systems.
• Submit your essay using the assignment link.
Resources: Maps, Schematics, and Source Material are provided below: (The usage of the files starting with Zenith City will be discussed during the online session.)
• Security Vulnerability Self Assessment Guide for Small Drinking Water Systems Serving Populations between 3,300 and 10,000
This Security Vulnerability Self-Assessment Guide is designed to help small water systems determine possible vulnerable components and identify security measures that should be considered in order to protect the system and the customers it serves. A "vulnerability assessment" (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 firefighting, and/or water for various commercial and industrial purposes.
• Zenith City Typical Groundwater Supply Pump Station
• Zenith City Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Schematic
• Zenith City Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Zenith City Water System Map Detailed
• Zenith City Water System Pipeline Map
• Zenith City Water System Street Map
• Zenith City Water Treatment Plant Process Schematic
• Zenith City Water Treatment Plant