Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements (WISE)

The security of our nation's water infrastructure is of critical importance. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), implemented a three-phased program to address physical infrastructure security needs for water supply, wastewater and stormwater, and online contaminant monitoring systems.

Guidance Documents: Water Supply, Wastewater/Stormwater, Online Contaminant Monitoring-Phase I

A set of three security guidance documents was developed as the first phase of this initiative.

Security Guidance for Water Utilities and the Security Guidance for Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities guidance documents assist drinking water and wastewater utilities in mitigating the vulnerabilities of their systems to man-made threats through the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of both new and existing systems of all sizes.

Guidelines for Designing an Online Contaminant Monitoring System provides information on designing online contaminant monitoring systems, including assessing the need for a monitoring system, locating instruments and sensors and responding to suspected contamination events.

Training Materials-Phase II

A modular training program was developed for use in educating all who have a role in providing physical infrastructure security for water supply and wastewater/stormwater systems. Based on the three interim guidance documents, the training modules were designed for use with all levels of operation, management, and public officials. To receive the training materials in CD-ROM format, send your request to wise@asce.org and include your mailing address and affiliation.

Voluntary Physical Security Guidelines for Water Supply and Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities - Phase III

The voluntary physical security standards guidelines that were jointly developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) with technical input from the Water Environment Federation (WEF) are the result of Phase III of the WISE program.

Click on the links below to view the news release and download the two voluntary physical security guidelines:

• News release
• Guidelines for the Physical Security of Water Utilities
• Guidelines for the Physical Security of Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities

Hard copy versions of the guidelines are also available. Send your request including your mailing address and affiliation to wise@asce.org.

The WISE program also developed a primer on recovering from natural disasters: Recovery Practices Primer for Natural Disasters