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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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1 Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Daniel Meer Region IX U.S. EPA June 16-17, 2010 San Francisco, CA

2 2 Welcome/ Speaker Introduction

3 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

4 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 5 O ’ Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada

6 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

7 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

8 5-Step Response Model Notification Source Control Effective Containment Zone Control Clean Up

9 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

10 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

11 Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit Thank you! 11


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