Since December 2002, the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) has served as the drinking water and wastewater industries’ secure Internet portal for sensitive security information. To date, over 1,100 users subscribed to this vital security service representing 450 drinking water, wastewater and state water primacy agencies.

Designed by utility managers, this service will help to ensure that the vulnerability assessments, security strategies and emergency response plans of the water utilities remain up-to-date. This revolutionary service gathers and disseminates information from utilities’ security incident reports, the Department of Homeland Security, federal law enforcement, the intelligence community, and environment and public health agencies. Analysts work daily collecting intelligence, and subject-matter-experts are on call to tailor information to water systems’ needs.

The WaterISAC is a water industry effort, which was recommended by Presidential Decision Directive 63 and Executive Order 13231. A Board of Managers, consisting of utility managers governs the WaterISAC. The American Water Works Association, the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the Awwa Research Foundation, the National Association of Water Companies, the National Rural Water Association, the Water Environment Federation, and the Water Environment Research Foundation choose the Board members. Please visit the WaterISAC public website at www.waterisac.org for additional details.

The new Water Security Channel (WaterSC) is a free, rapid, Email notification of water security alerts and other information issued by federal government agencies. The WaterSC currently distributes updates to over 5,000 affiliate organizations

For more information, visit the Water Security Channel or contact Bill Clark at 202-331-0479.