American Water Works Association · 2007 · 11 citations · 6 references
Natural ResourcesEmergency PreparednessWater Resources ManagementRisk AssessmentVulnerability AnalysisWater Resources EngineeringThreat AnalysisVulnerability AssessmentWater ManagementWater QualityWater Risk ManagementWater SecurityDrinking Water Risk AssessmentPlacement OptimizationSensor PlacementSensor Placement OptimizationWater ContaminationWater Quality MonitoringWater Quality Risk AssessmentWater Vulnerability Assessment
This article highlights the Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment (TEVA) Research Program, established in 2003 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Homeland Security Research Center to field questions concerning contamination warning systems (CWS) that are being developed by many water utilities. The article describes the partnership formed between the AWWA Water Utility Users Group and the TEVA Research Program to share information, data, and operational experiences. The article discusses two software tools that were developed and pilot‐tested through this partnership: TEVA‐SPOT (sensor placement optimization tool), a tool to identify the placement of optimal sensor locations, and CANARY, a tool to identify potential contamination incidents using real‐time water quality monitoring data.
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