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Flood Resilience: A Basic Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Flood Resilience Guide helps utilities understand the flooding threat and identify practical mitigation options to protect their critical assets. The guide includes worksheets and step-by-step...
Hazard Mitigation for Natural Disasters: A Starter Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Hazard Mitigation for Natural Disasters suggests to utilities how to mitigate natural disasters and their impacts, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires, tornados and power outages....
Impact of Wildfires on Treatment Plant Operations and Design (Hazen and Sawyer)
The environmental consultancy firm Hazen and Sawyer published a report discussing the impacts of wildfires on water treatment plant operations. In particular, it observes that poor influent...
Improving ICS Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies (DHS)
A recommended practice document from the NCCIC provides guidance for developing mitigation strategies for specific cyber threats and direction on how to create a Defense-in-Depth security program...
Incident Action Checklists (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Incident Action Checklists are hazard-specific "rip-and-run" resources that help utilities identify actions to take before and during an incident. The checklists address drought, extreme heat,...
Mitigation Success Stories and Best Practices Portfolio (FEMA)
FEMA's Best Practices Portfolio is a collection of ideas, activities, projects and funding sources that can help reduce or prevent the impacts of disasters. To take a...
National Risk Index (FEMA)
In November 2020, FEMA released its National Risk Index (NRI), an online mapping application that analyzes a community’s risk factors from 18 natural hazards, some of which...
National Stormwater Calculator (US EPA)
U.S. EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in...
NIMS Resource Management Guidance and Tools
In November 2017, FEMA published a series of National Incident Management System (NIMS) resources. They include: the NIMS Guideline for Mutual Aid, the NIMS Guideline for the...
Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply helps drinking water and wastewater utilities develop an emergency water supply plan. Read More
Power Resilience Guide (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Power Resilience Guide helps utilities identify the best ways to mitigate the effects of power outages. The guide addresses back-up generators and on-site power generation...
Protecting against the UAS Threat Best Practice Guide (DHS)
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the guide Protecting against the Threat of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): An Interagency Security Committee Best Practice. Topics covered...
Protecting Infrastructure during Public Demonstrations (DHS)
This resource from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers security recommendations for infrastructure owners and operators who may encounter unlawful...
Resilient Strategies Guide for Water Utilities (US EPA)
This resource serves as an introduction to extreme weather event adaptation planning. Utilities can learn how to implement strategies to prepare for extreme weather events, to include generating a...
Response On-the-Go mobile website (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Response On-the-Go mobile website allows responders to prepare for incidents, manage responses and upload damage assessment reports using mobile devices. Read More
Route to Resilience Tool (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Route to Resilience Tool (RtoR) uses brief videos to guide users through the process of building their own unique Roadmap to Resilience. The RtoR presents...
Sea Level Rise Calculator and Planning Tool (NY, NJ) (USGCRP)
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA, USACE, and FEMA recently released a sea level rise planning tool - which includes interactive sea level rise (SLR)...
Storm Surge Inundation Maps (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Storm Surge Inundation Maps show hurricane strike frequency, storm surge flooding and FEMA flood zones along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. Read...
Tabletop Exercise Tool for Water Systems (U.S. EPA)
The U.S. EPA's Tabletop Exercise (TTX) tool for drinking and wastewater utilities provides users with the resources to plan, conduct, and evaluate tabletop exercises that focus on water-sector-related...
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder (EPA)
EPA recently released the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder, an online mapping tool providing access to localized information on the attributes and locations of leaking underground storage...
Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool – Web Enabled (VSAT Web) 2.0 (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool - Web Enabled (VSAT Web) helps utilities identify the highest risks to mission-critical operations and identify the most cost-effective mitigation options. Read...