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2. What others are saying about
Understanding Water and Terrorism
“A terrific expose on water terrorism. You hit the nail on the
head with a sledgehammer. Nice going. It certainly is a must
read.”
Clive Cussler, Author
“It’s interesting. An easy read. Non technical.”
- Robert L. Burdic, Medical Operations Analyst - Kaiser Permanente,
formerly Medical Lab Specialist - Dept. of Communicable Disease &
Immunology - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
“The Water and Terrorism book is essential reading for
survival in the 21st century. It opened my eyes to my
responsibility as a member of this society and to the risks of
being uninformed.”
Helena Mariposa, Author and Concerned Citizen
“This book should be required reading for all front line
responders.”
Edward L. Bowles, GIS and Mapping Specialist - Environmental and
Mining Industries (Retired) and Concerned Citizen
“A useful, wide-angle snapshot of water and terrorism today.”
Steve Posner, Attorney
“This book opens the vital discussion of the what & why
we should do to protect the jugular vein of our fresh water
supply.”
Bryan Townsend, Professional Speaker & Writer
“An important and readable primer on the subject for the
concerned citizen; a meticulously referenced launching pad for
the professional who wants to delve into the matter further.”
Nick Kaluk, Jr., M.D., Physician and Healthcare Law Attorney
3. About the author, H. Court Young
Carole Lomond, Editor of Views, a local newspaper says: quot;The
Lookout Mountain Water District gained more than a new
'qualified' board member in the recent May special district
election. Court Young is an author and publisher of books, and
educational CD-ROMs. He is a geologist who has specialized
in water systems for 25 years and consults on environmental
clean-up projects involving water.quot;
5. Dedicated to my fellow Americans
and
Water Providers and Utility workers across the United
States.
In Memory of September 11, 2001
6. “With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of
the cold War, our security environment has undergone a
profound transformation...But, new, deadly challenges
have emerged from rogue states and terrorists. It has
taken almost a decade for us to comprehend the true
nature of this new threat.”
The National Security Strategy, September, 2002
8. Contents
Introduction....................................................... 18
Water Infrastructure .......................................... 22
Water Systems Around the World.................................22
Critical Infrastructure in the United States ...................22
United States Water Infrastructure................................23
City Water Supply Systems in the United States..........29
Rural Water Systems in the United States ....................33
The Relationship to Other Key Industries ...................36
Water and Electricity ....................................................37
Water and Communication System ..............................39
Water and Computers ...................................................40
Water and the Chemical Industry .................................41
Ports, Coastlines and Navigable Waters .......................41
Water as a Weapon ............................................ 46
Physical Damage to Water Systems .............................50
Biological and Chemical Agents in Water....................51
Water and Electricity ....................................................55
The Chemical Industry .................................................58
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)...........................61
The Communication System ........................................65
Agriculture....................................................................66
Emergency Preparedness & Your Water Supply ..........68
Terrorism........................................................... 70
Water and Terrorism .....................................................71
Water and Terrorism in the United States.....................73
Water System Vulnerability ..........................................75
The Aging Water Infrastructure and Terrorism.............82
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The Overburdened Electrical Grid and Terrorism ........84
Coastal Waters and Terrorism.......................................86
The Terrorists .................................................... 90
Who are the Terrorists?.................................................90
Terrorists in History......................................................91
Al-Qaeda.......................................................................95
Domestic Terrorists.......................................................97
Homeland Security.......................................... 100
The Legislation ...........................................................100
The Department of Homeland Security......................102
DHS and Cyber Security ............................................107
DHS and Maritime Security .......................................114
DHS and Energy Security...........................................116
DHS and Business Security........................................117
DHS and Bioterror Security .......................................118
The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 ....................118
DHS and Border Security ...........................................120
The USA Patriot Act ...................................................121
Help for Local, State and Private Entities ..................128
Responders and Responding Agencies ........... 132
The Responding Agencies ..........................................132
Incident Response.......................................................133
The Responders - Public Health .................................135
The Responders - Coast Guard...................................138
The Responders and Computer Resources .................143
The Environmental Protection Agency.......................144
The Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA) .............................................145
U. S. Bureau of Customs & Border Protection...........145
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10. Other Federal, State and Local Agencies....................145
Countering Terrorism of Water Supplies ........ 146
Emergency Response Plans ........................................146
Preparing Vulnerability Assessments .........................146
Marine Counter-terrorism ..........................................147
Specific Counter-terrorism Measures .........................148
Indicators of a Possible Chemical/Biological
Incident .......................................................................151
Personal Safety Considerations ..................................154
Being Prepared................................................ 156
Preparing for the Unknown ........................................156
Preparedness and Terrorism Information....................157
Chemical and Biological Agents - General
Information .................................................................163
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ........................165
Basic Water Treatment................................................166
Food and Supplies ......................................................167
Sheltering in Place ......................................................171
Coping with the Trauma of Terrorism ........................173
Bioterrorism Act..........................................A-178
EPA Instructions for Community Water Systems
- Bioterrorism Act Compliance................... B-180
Index ............................................................... 208
How to Contact Us:......................................... 216
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12. About The Author
Herbert C. Young (H. Court Young) has been involved in
water and water right issues most of his life. His dad, Her-
bert T. Young, was a pioneer in the private development
of water and water rights in Colorado.
An only child, Court is a native of Colorado, born in
Denver. He graduated from the University of Arizona as
a geologist.
After college, he worked with his dad on the development
of two private Colorado water projects - the Vidler Tun-
nel Project and later the Sheephorn Project. The Vidler
Tunnel was started by Reese Vidler in the early part of the
19th century as a railroad tunnel. It was connected to the
Colorado Southern Railroad system.
The Vidler Tunnel Project is a transmountain diversion
project bringing water from the West Slope to the East
Slope (Denver Metropolitan area) under the Continental
Divide. The tunnel itself is 1.5 miles long, transporting
water from the headwaters of Peru Creek (above Dillon
Reservoir) to the headwaters of Levenworth Creek (above
Georgetown). Gold, silver, lead and zinc from the eastern
end of the tunnel were actually transported to smelters
in Denver via the Argentine Central Railroad. Mr. Vidler
was not able to complete the entire tunnel before his death
in 1910. About 1/2 mile remained to be completed on the
west end.
Court’s dad envisioned the Vidler as a water diversion
tunnel in the late 1940s. He purchased the mining claims,
put the funding together to buy the water rights and com-
plete the tunnel itself. The final 2,500 feet of tunnel were
completed in 1968. Court notes, “One of the thrills of my
life was walking through the Vidler Tunnel for the first
time in November, 1968 with my Dad.”
Water from the Peru Creek Basin is collected by a series
13. of diversion points and pipelines and funneled into the
tunnel. It flows by gravity to the East Slope and discharg-
es into Levenworth Creek, then into Clear Creek.
During the late 1970s, a large multi-reservoir project, the
Sheephorn Project, was proposed by Vidler Tunnel Water
Co. Using private venture capital, the ultimate goal was to
make more water available to the East Slope by increas-
ing storage on the West Slope. This project included a
series of reservoirs, including the proposed 200,000 acre-
foot Sheephorn Reservoir on the Colorado River below
Kremmling, Colorado.
During part of this time, Court worked with W. W. Wheel-
er and Associates, a water engineering firm in Denver,
Colorado. This firm did the primary water engineering
and water rights work for the Vidler Tunnel Project and
the Sheephorn Project.
The first edition of Understanding Water Rights and Con-
flicts, ISBN: 0-9619680-0-1, was written about ten years
after the death of Court’s father. “I wrote the first book
both as a tribute to Dad, and because I wanted to help
educate the public about water issues,” says Court. The
first edition came out about the time that the Two Forks
controversy was raging.
“In my opinion, the public did not have the knowledge
to adequately judge what was happening,” says Court.
“Decisions made then are still affecting us, almost 15
years later. In Colorado alone, the drought of 2002 re-
ally brought many of the Two Forks issues back into the
limelight.”
With much of the United States in drought during the first
years of the 21st century, water issues were more con-
fusing than ever. “I did not want us to commit the same
mistakes twice with respect to water issues. I wanted to, at
least, try to make some of the issues more understandable
14. for the general public, as well as provide a general guide
and reference source,” notes Court.
The impact of September 11, 2001 has changed America
in a variety of ways. Court describes the reason for writ-
ting about water and terrorism.
“After reviewing a large amount of information about wa-
ter conflicts and terrorism, I wanted to provide a general
guide and reference for a confused and somewhat anxious
public. In the end, we are all vulnerable and are also our
own best resource for protection.”
His interest in the Water Conflicts, Wars and Terrorism
chapter of his book Understanding Water Rights and
Conflicts, Second Editon, prompted him to expand that
information into this book entitled Understanding Water
and Terrorism.
Without water, life as we know it can not exist.
15. A Source of our Water - Continental Divide and Upper Peru Creek
Basin - Looking East toward Denver, Colorado
16. Author’s Note
I became interested in Water and Terrorism issues when I
was writing the chapter about Water Conflicts, Wars and
Terrorism for my book Understanding Water Rights and
Conflicts, Second Edition, ISBN: 1-893478-05-x. The
more research that I did, the more I became convinced
that the public needed more information.
Few events in our lives impact us like the terrorist attack
on the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, NY,
the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the aborted attack
over Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. This event,
known as September 11, or 911, became synonymous
with terrorism in America. Approximately 3,000 lives
were lost, two skyscrapers were destroyed and American
lives were disrupted, as well as changed psychologically
forever. With respect to terrorism, America lost its inno-
cence.
However, Americans responded. First by striking back at
terrorism around the world, then by working on prepara-
tions to protect against another attack. Several landmark
pieces of legislation were passed by Congress and signed
into law by President Bush. The USA Patriot Act and the
Bioterrorism Act, as well as the creation and authoriza-
tion of the Department of Homeland Security will have a
profound impact on our American Society.
Much of what is being done, however, can only really be
effective if Americans themselves become informed and
aware. This is the reason for this book Understanding
Water and Terrorism.
Sincerely,
H. Court Young
18. Introduction
“We used to think that energy and
water would be critical issues for the
next century. Now we think that water
will be the critical issue.”
Mostafa Tolba of Egypt, Former head
of the United Nations Environmental
Program
One of the stated goals of the National Strategy for Com-
bating Terrorism, February, 2003 is defending United
States citizens and interests at home and abroad. Part of
this is reducing the vulnerability of United States person-
nel, critical infrastructure and other U.S. interests. The
following is a quote from that document;
“Objective: Enhance measures to ensure the integrity,
reliability, and availability of critical physical and
information-based infrastructures at home and abroad.
Protection of vital systems is a shared responsibility of the
public and private sectors, working collectively with the
owners, operators, and users of those systems.”
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) notes
in its report Protecting Our Water, Drinking Water Secu-
rity In America After 9/11;
“A secure water supply really is a cornerstone of
homeland security.”
Humans can live only minutes without air, several days
without water and weeks without food. Yet, for most of
us, the thought of not having “a drink of water” when we
are thirsty is foreign. Very few of us would deliberately
forgo a drink of water for even a day. The average amount
of water used per person (depending on activity) is .2 to
15 liters a day (3.7 liters=1 gallon) with the average drink
being .2 liters.
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Because water is so important to our survival, our water
supply systems were identified as one of eight critical
infrastructure systems in Presidential Decision Directive
63 (PDD 63). This Directive issued on May 22, 1998 was
intended to achieve and maintain the capability to protect
our nation’s critical infrastructure from intentional acts of
terror.
The following quote from The National Strategy for
Homeland Security puts the issue into perspective,
“Unless we act to prevent it, a new wave of terrorism
potentially involving the world’s most destructive weapons
looms in America’s future. It is a challenge as formidable
as any ever faced by our nation.”
Further, regarding the terrorists, The National Strategy for
Homeland Security notes,
“Terrorists are strategic actors. They choose their targets
deliberately based on weakness they observe in our
defenses and our preparedness.”
A Congressional Research and Service Report entitled
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infra-
structure Sector by Claudia Copeland and Betsy Cody
dated February 26, 2003 states,
“The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade
Center and Pentagon have drawn attention to the security
of many institutions, facilities and systems in the United
States, including the nation’s water supply and water
quality infrastructure. These systems have long been
recognized as being potentially vulnerable to terrorists
attacks of various types, including physical disruption,
bioterrorism/chemical contamination and cyber attack.”
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) in its
paper entitled Protecting Our Water, Drinking Water Se-
curity in America After 9/11 notes,
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20. Introduction
“While America’s water utilities are safe today,
they are not immune against terrorist attack and a
successful attack on the water supply, while unlikely,
could be catastrophic. A secure water supply is really a
cornerstone of homeland security.”
In his paper entitled A Chemical and Biological Warfare
Threat: USAF Water Systems at Risk, September, 1991,
Major Donald C. Hickman, USAF, puts the threat to water
systems in a different perspective. He discusses the com-
mon biological and chemical agents, but goes on to say,
“The agents, however, are not the only chemicals a
saboteur might use in drinking water. The world is
replete with dangerous industrial chemicals, hazardous
materials, pesticides, fungicides and the like. Many of
these are acutely toxic to humans in doses obtainable by
deliberate water system contamination. ... In summary
potential adversaries have a veritable supermarket menu
of weapons choices.”
Major Hickman is with the USAF Counterproliferation
Center, is a graduate in biology, with a master of science
in environmental engineering and is a certified industrial
hygienist. His report is a discussion of the vulnerability of
United States Air Force Bases via the water supply sys-
tem that serves them. He states that,
“This analysis should raise some eyebrows. ... An
adversary could disable USAF operations with a thermos
of bacteria for less than $10,000.”
The security of America’s water supply really depends
not just on the government, or water supplier but on all of
us. Ultimately, the responsibility for maintaining our safe
water supply is noted in the AWWA report Protecting Our
Water, Drinking Water Security After 9/11.
“In many cities and small towns the public is the first line
of defense, serving as an extra set of eyes watching over
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key utility assets such as tanks, reservoirs and even fire
hydrants.”
Because we are all water users, one key to our water secu-
rity is to become better informed about our water supply
systems, and water suppliers.
“There will be no quick or easy end
to this conflict.” President George W.
Bush, February, 2003
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22. Index B
Ballast 42, 43
Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 122,
A 123
FinCEN 122, 123
absorption 61
Battelle Memorial Institute 72
Aging Water Infrastructure 82
Bin Laden 91, 95, 96
Agriculture 66
Biological agents 46, 52, 126
Albert Einstein 139
biology 126, 127
Al Qaeda 67
colorless 152
Al Qaida 90
microbiologists 132
American College of Preventive
odorless 152
Medicine 136, 137
toxicologists 132
American Library Association
biological agents 46, 48, 52, 53,
128
54, 55
American Red Cross 155, 159,
Biological incidents 152
166, 176
Approach and response strate-
American Society for Microbiol-
gies 154
ogy 126
Decontamination measures 154
American Water Works Associa-
Protective clothing 154
tion 18, 19, 49, 50, 118,
Biological Warfare Agents 53, 54
130, 144, 147
Biological Warfare Agents as
ammonium nitrate 140
Threats to Drinking Water
anthrax 46, 55, 94, 97
151
Army Corps of Engineers 28
bioterrorism 22, 104, 126, 127
Aryan Nation 90, 92, 97
Blackout of 2003 66, 77, 78, 85,
Associated Press 82
109, 160, 161
Association of Metropolitan Wa-
Boulder, Colorado 83
ter Agencies 74, 118
Bureau of Reclamation 28, 34
Association of Public Health
Laboratories 135 C
Aurora 30
cargo 41, 42, 43, 147, 148
AWWA 46, 50
Container Security Initiative
A Chemical and Biological War-
143
fare Threat, USAF Water
Centers for Disease Control and
Systems at Risk 48, 52
Prevention 135, 136, 137,
A Chemical and Biological War-
138, 159, 171, 172, 173,
fare Threat: USAF Water
176
Systems at Risk 20
Center for Defense Information
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90 cybersabotage 51
Chemicals 36, 58 cyberwarfare 104
chemicals 25, 36, 37, 41, 46, 51,
D
59, 61
chemical agents 46, 48 David Moore 48
chemical companies 59 Delaware Aqueduct System 31
chemical manufacturers 59 Denver 29, 30
chemical protection suits 134 Denver Post 121, 124, 128, 144
China 143 disinfectant 54
Chlorine 36, 53, 54, 58, 61, 64 Domestic Terrorists 97
chlorine 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, drought 78, 80
62, 65 drought of 2002 51
Chlorine Chemistry 54
cholera 46 E
City Water Tunnel 30, 31, 32
electrical power 66
Clean Air Act 59, 60
electricity 27, 28, 37, 38
Cleveland 56, 57
electric utilities 59
Coastal Waters 86
Emergency Planning and Com-
Columbia 87
munity Right-to-Know Act
communications 22, 37, 39
of 1986 102
computers 50
Emergency Response Plan 146
cybersecurity 110, 111, 114
Environmental Protection Agency
cyboteurs 109
60, 73, 74, 75, 76, 83, 118,
hackers 111, 112, 114
119, 120, 130
netwar 109
EPA 51, 53, 60
ComputerWorld 77, 85
Epidemiology Information Ex-
Computer Technology Review
change 138
116, 144
European Union 143
Contamination 46, 66, 132, 151
eWeek 110
contamination 49, 53, 54, 65
Council on Foreign Relations 140
F
counter terrorism 146, 148
critical infrastructure 18, 19 Federal Bureau of Investigation
Critical Infrastructure Assurance 40, 73, 75, 78, 79, 85
Office 48 Federal Computer Week 42, 104,
critical points 48 105, 109, 111, 129, 130,
Cryptosporidium 132 135, 137, 143, 147, 157
protozoan 132 Fire 78, 80, 81, 84
cyanide 46 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
cyberattacks 158 Act of 1978 101, 127
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24. Index
K
Foreign Terrorist Organizations
90, 91
Ku Klux Klan 97
forest fires 79, 80
L
G
Laboratories
gas mask 64
epidemiology 151
respiratory protection 154
Level A laboratories 135
General Accounting Office 134
Level B laboratories 136
Glen Canyon Dam 28
Level C laboratories 136
Government Executive 101, 102,
Level D laboratories 136
115, 134, 139, 140
National Laboratory System
Government Executive Magazine
136
67
Los Angeles 29, 30
Grand Coulee Dam 28
Gulf War 81
M
H Manhattan Project 28
Maritime Transportation Security
Halifax disaster of 1917 139
Act of 2002 101, 139, 143
Hayman Fire 80
Metropolitan Water District 30
hazardous materials 47
metropolitan water districts 29
Health Alert Network 137
MSDS 61, 62
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act 117,
N
118
Hickman 20, 48, 52, 54, 55 National Academy of Sciences
Homeland Security Magazine 73 127
Hoover Dam 28 National Air Carrier Association
115
I National Coast Guard Act of 1999
142
Indonesia 87
auxilliarists 142, 143
ingested 52, 53, 61
National Electronic Disease Sur-
inhalation 61
veillance System 137
inhaled 52
National Institute for Occupation-
Interagency Fire Center 79, 81
al Safety and Health 68,
International Safety Equipment
159, 160, 165
Association 133
National Institute of Chemical
ISEA 133
Studies 173
Iraq 78, 81, 134
National Institute of Occupational
ISAC 65
Safety and Health 62
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National Plan for Information power grid 84, 85
Systems Protection - De- Power outages 56
fending America’s Cyber- Preparedness 156, 157, 159
space 2000 107 Presidental Directive 63 36
National Rural Water Associa- Presidential Decision Directive
tion 82 63 73
National Strategy for Combating Presidential Directive 63 22, 118
Terrorism 18 Presidential Directive 66 107,
National Strategy for Homeland 116
Security 101 President Clinton 73
National Strategy for the Physi- President Franklin Roosevelt
cal Protection of Critical 132, 139
Infrastructure and Key President George W. Bush 21,
Assets 23 100, 101, 121
Natural Disaster 156 Project Bioshield 104
earthquake 156 Protecting Our Water, Drinking
tornado 156 Water Security in America
NetworkWorld 111, 113, 117, 118 After 9/11 19, 147
New York City 29, 30, 31, 33, 83 Public Health Information Net-
Nigeria 87 work 137
NIOSH 62, 68 Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness
O and Response Act of 2002
74, 76, 101, 118, 119, 120
Occupational Health & Safety
pump 57
Administration 155, 159
pumps 50, 51, 56
OSHA 134
pump stations 26, 37, 38
Occupational Health & Safety
Magazine 133 R
Offshore oil 86
oil supply 86, 88 Radio Frequency Identification
Oil platforms 86, 87, 88, 89 116
loading docks 87 Reason Magazine 122
workboat 88 Right-to-Know Act 59, 60
OSHA 61, 62, 64 Rocky Mountain News 136
P S
panic 55, 66 Safe Drinking Water Act 101
port 42 September 11, 2001 19, 40, 43,
ports of entry 41, 147, 148 73, 76, 91, 94, 95, 96, 97,
harbors 147 123, 132, 157, 160, 173
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26. Index
September 11 hijackers 123 United States Air Force 108
sewage 46 United States Army Center for
Sheltering in Place 171, 172 Health Promotion and Pre-
Shipping 86 ventive Medicine 146
spore 55 United States Coast Guard 29,
State Department 56 43, 100, 102, 103, 104,
Sunni Muslim 90 105, 114, 115, 138, 139,
surveillance 75, 87 141
Admiral James Coy 141
T United States Customs Service
120, 145
Technology Review 116, 127
United States Department of
terrorism 48, 49, 50, 66, 67
Homeland Security 100,
environmental damage 81, 86
102, 103, 105, 106, 107,
Terrorism and Oil 86
110, 111, 114, 115, 116,
Terrorism in the Offshore Oilfield
117, 118, 120, 128, 129,
86
130, 135, 144, 145, 155
terrorist 48, 49, 55, 56, 59, 66,
Directorate 100
67, 72, 73, 75, 79, 80, 85,
Tom Ridge 114
86, 88, 157
United States Department of the
terrorist attack 41, 42, 156, 157,
Treasury 122
158, 159, 160, 161
United States Environmental Pro-
industrial materials 87
tection Agency 144
Texas City, Texas 139, 140
United States Federal Emergency
The National Strategy for Home-
Management Administra-
land Security 19
tion 129, 145, 155, 157,
threats 48, 53, 54, 65, 105
159, 168
Three Mile Island nuclear plant
United States Forest Service 79
148
United States Geological Survey
Timothy McVeigh 97
83
toxin 46
United States House of Represen-
transportation 60
tatives 121, 128
Trauma
House Judiciary Committee
depression 174, 175
127
Post-traumatic stress disorder
United States Power Grid 38
174
Uniting and Strengthening
PTSD 174, 175, 176
America Act by Provid-
Traumatic events 173
ing Appropriate Tools
Tucson 29, 30
Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism (USA
U
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PATRIOT) Act of 2001’ weapon 46
101, 121, 124, 125, 128 weaponized 54, 55
USAF Counterproliferation Cen- World Policy Journal 139
ter 20 World Trade Center 132
World War II 79, 140, 143
V
Y
vandalism 38
vulnerability 18, 20, 48 Y2K 156, 158
Vulnerability Assessments 76,
146, 147
W
Washington Technology 111, 114
wastewater systems 50
wastewater treatment plants 37,
52, 83
WaterWorld 65, 83, 85, 120
water districts 29, 41
Water Information Sharing and
Analysis Center 74
Water ISAC 130
Water suppliers 30
water suppliers 58, 65
water supply 23, 25, 26, 28, 29,
31, 37, 38, 40, 46, 48, 49,
50, 57, 58, 66, 68
Monitoring 148
water system 49, 50, 51, 53, 55,
146, 147, 148
Water treatment facilities
chlorine residual 148
color 148
conductivity 148
odor 148, 152, 153
pH 148
taste 148
turbidity 148
Water pressure 148
water treatment plants 37, 41
water utilities 65
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28. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank the following people in my life who
perservered through writing, editing and publishing this
book.
Two people devoted the time and effort to read and edit
this edition. First and foremost is my wife Sharon, who
read and edited the text several times. The second is
Charles Burg, who both edited it and provided the legal
advice.
I also want to thank my partner, Diana Burg, of
BurgYoung Publishing, who encouraged me through the
entire process, as well as spending a lot of time helping
with the editing and writing. Both she and her husband
Charles have been very supportive of BurgYoung Pub-
lishing, both creatively and financially.
I also appreciate and acknowledge the people who have
given me comments and reviews. This is one of the ways
that an author knows the impact of a work on the reader.
The reviews and comments have been an encouragement
to continue this book.
I would also like to give a special acknowledgement to
my cousin Lynn, who went through the horror of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001 attack. She typifies many Americans who
show it is possible to overcome adversity and persevere.
I wrote this book because I feel that our way of life de-
pends upon concerned citizens being both informed and
involved. Thus, I acknowledge you, the reader, for want-
ing to become informed and make a difference in our
world.
H. Court Young
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Reference / Environment
“There will be no quick or easy end to this conflict.”
President George W. Bush
February, 2003
This book will help you understand the reasons that our water
supply and availability are so critical to our way of life, and
how that quality of life may be threatened in the coming years
by terrorists.
You will discover:
• Is a terrorist attack against our nation’s water
system possible?
• What is being done to protect this critical
infrastructure?
• How can you help?
• Is your family safe?
• How you can prepare!
“It’s interesting. An easy read. Non-technical.”
Robert L. Burdic, Medical Operations Analyst - Kaiser Permanente,
former Medical Lab Specialist - Department of Communicable
Disease & Immunology - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
“The water and terrorism book is essential reading for
survival in the 21st century. It opened my eyes to my
responsibility as a member of this society and to the risks of
being uninformed.”
Helena Mariposa, Author and Concerned Citizen.
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