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Options to Enhance Risk Management in Water SectorJuly 8, 2011 – Bogota, Columbia

Sector Strategic Planning Framework

The Water Sector Vision

A secure and resilient secure and resilient drinking water and wastewater infrastructure that provides clean and safe water as an integral part of daily life. This Vision assures the economic vitality of and public confidence in the nation's drinking water and wastewater through a layered defense of effective layered defense of effective preparedness and security preparedness and security practicespractices in the sector.

SSP Goals1. Sustain protection of public

health and the environment.2. Recognize and reduce risks in the

water sector.3. Maintain a resilient infrastructure. 4. Increase communication,

outreach, and public confidence.

Define Columbian Objectives

• What is current state of preparedness• What are principle limiting factors• What are appropriate performance

criteria• Focus on highest risk regions

first...staged implementation

How to Move ForwardRegulatory•Contigency plans required but limited guidance on performance expectation

• Make assessment of current plans and identify limiting factors

• Collaborative partnership with systems and regulatory to define necessary criteria

•Support for training/exercises•Audit and verification•Strict enforcement/fines

How to Move Forward“Market”•Insurance market could require greater performance to protect risk based on greater definition of norms/standards•Condition for various funding sources (e.g. Adaptation fund)•Condition for authority for permit to operate as supplier

How to Move ForwardVoluntary•Apply best management practices that have been identified regionally and internationally

• Such as Cardona, 2005 Indicators of disaster risk management.

•Provide mechanism for “full cost” pricing of cost of service that includes risk management needs

So what does it take?

1. Leadership recognition of risk to the mission

2. Commitment to act and mitigate risks

3. Stepwise process… one step at a time

?? Questions ??

Kevin M. MorleySecurity & Preparedness Program Manager

AWWA – Government Affairs1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 701W

Washington, DC 2005202-628-8303 or kmorley@awwa.org

                                                                       Advancing Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Water Sector