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Water and Wastewater All-Hazards Boot Camp
Prevention and Mitigation
Prevention and Mitigation
Prevention and Mitigation
What does a comprehensive vulnerability and risk assessment include?
  • Lists the utility's critical functions, facilities, processes, and assets
  • Identifies and prioritizes the threats and consequences of all-hazards
  • Determines which critical facilities, processes, and assets could be impacted and how
  • Assesses the likelihood of threats occurring
For more information on vulnerability/risk assessments, check out the Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT) and factsheet and the ANSI/ASME-ITI/AWWA J100 RAMCAP Standard for Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems.

Cover of the Vulnerability Assessment Factsheet
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Rick Rodders: I've never seen an RA. How will I know if it's comprehensive?

Kim Clearwell: That's a good question. It's important to know what constitutes an RA because that will help you evaluate your existing prevention and mitigation strategies to figure out if they are sufficient or whether you need to put something new in place.

Rick: Should the RA focus only on vulnerabilities to terrorism?

Kim: No, it should include all-hazards. Our initial RA focused on terrorist threats, but we have since updated the RA to identify and prioritize the threats and consequences of all-hazards.
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