Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Daniel Meer Region IX U.S. EPA June 16-17, 2010 San Francisco, CA
2 Welcome/ Speaker Introduction
San Francisco’s History 3 Gold Rush Golden Gate Bridge Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC 1906 Earthquake and Fire Transamerica Pyramid
Water – the New Gold 4 San Francisco Water Vendor (ca. 1855) Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC San Pilarcitos Creek Dam (under construction) (ca. 1866) Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC
5 O ’ Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada
6 Climate Change Improve Air Quality Chemical Safety Clean Up Communities Protect USA’s Waters Environmental Justice State/Tribal Partnerships Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator U.S. EPA EPA’s Priorities
Strengthening Drinking Water Programs 7 Planning for “ All-Hazards ” Threats Enhanced/Expanded Multi-agency coordination Water Security initiative (WSi) – drinking water surveillance and monitoring system
5-Step Response Model Notification Source Control Effective Containment Zone Control Clean Up
Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit EPA Office of Water Collaborative Efforts Regular meetings with Water Sector Partners APHL Cooperative Program EPA Regional laboratory collaboration Water Laboratory Alliance 9
West Coast WLA Security Summit: What’s In It For You? Interaction with Session Leaders, Peers Participation in WLA Table Top Exercise with Focus on WLA Response Plan Info on Joint ERLN/WLA Launch Update on Water Analysis Capabilities for Homeland Security Hands-on Experience in Tech Town – EPA Security-Related Tools 10
Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Thank you! 11