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Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Daniel Meer Region IX U.S. EPA June 16-17, 2010 San Francisco, CA
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2 Welcome/ Speaker Introduction
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San Francisco’s History 3 Gold Rush - 1848 Golden Gate Bridge - 1937 Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC 1906 Earthquake and Fire Transamerica Pyramid - 1972
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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
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5 O ’ Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada
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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
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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
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5-Step Response Model Notification Source Control Effective Containment Zone Control Clean Up
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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
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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
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Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Thank you! 11
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