EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division (WICRD) announced it will be offering water and wastewater utilities no-cost climate change risk assessment technical assistance as part of its Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative. The deadline to apply for the assistance program is August 15, 2024.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
Today is National PrepareAthon Day, a FEMA campaign observed annually on April 30th. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the importance of having preparedness measures in place in case of emergencies like natural or human-made disasters. As part of this campaign, WaterISAC is sharing resources from EPA, FEMA, CISA and other organizations to help utilities enhance their operational resilience across the all-hazards threat landscape.
Understand the Threat Landscape
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
Today, the White House issued the National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. This much-anticipated memorandum replaces Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21), which was issued more than a decade ago to establish national policy on critical infrastructure security and resilience. The NSM will help ensure U.S. critical infrastructure can provide the nation a strong and innovative economy, protect American families, and enhance our collective resilience to disasters before they happen.
As Emergency Communications Month draws to a close, WaterISAC is sharing additional resources and guidance to help water and wastewater utilities enhance their emergency communications capabilities, which can facilitate staff communications in various disaster scenarios and strengthen a utility’s overall operational resilience.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
In honor of Earth Day, yesterday, FEMA published a new guide the “Climate Adaptation Planning: Guidance for Emergency Managers.” The guidebook helps emergency managers incorporate climate adaptation in
This week, NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an expansion of a new experimental heat tool called HeatRisk ahead of the hot summer months. This tool offers information and guidance for those who are particularly vulnerable to heat and may need to take extra precautions for their health when the temperature rises.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
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