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
Supply chain disruptions can emanate from a variety of contingencies and can lead to operational impacts for water and wastewater utilities. To help mitigate the risk of supply chain shocks, EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division (WICRD) has created several resources and products, including case studies that offer best practices to help utilities enhance their 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
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has released its report on the 2023 Lahaina Wildfire, which details the results of its post-disaster investigation into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. The report provides lessons learned and recommendations for protecting against future wildfires of that magnitude.
The document identified three main contributors to the rapid growth of the fire:
FEMA recently published the National Resilience Guidance (NRG). This comprehensive guidance report offers public and private stakeholders a unifying vision of resilience and the principles and steps all communities and organizations can take to increase their resilience in every sector.
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
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
EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division (WICRD), in collaboration with the Office of Research and Development, recently published a new report, “Power Resilience: An Achievable Goal.” The report makes the business case for utilities to implement power resilience strategies and provides useful case studies.
Recent flooding in Minnesota has underscored critical vulnerabilities in aging dam infrastructure, continuing a pattern of concern over flood impacts in the Midwest and revealing the need for significant upgrades to cope with modern climate conditions. Consequently, the risk to damn infrastructure is increasing, however, utilities can utilize FEMA’s Dam specific resources to help enhance the resilience of this critical infrastructure.
Last week, FEMA released an update to its “Continuity Guidance Circular” (CGC) document. This resource is intended to help stakeholders in both public and private organizations build continuity capabilities. The document details the fundamental concepts to unify the application of continuity principles, planning, and programs in communities across the nation.
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