J100 RAMCAP® Standard

ANSI/ASME-ITI/AWWA J100 RAMCAP® Standard for Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems

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AWWA and ASME Innovative Technologies Institute (ASME-ITI) have developed the first voluntary consensus standard encompassing an all-hazards risk and resilience management process for use specifically by water and wastewater utilities. The standard received final clearance from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in May 2010 and is effective July 1, 2010.

There are three key upgrades in the RAMCAP® methodology that differentiate it from earlier methodologies that may have been applied in the water sector:

• RAMCAP provides guidance for calculating the Probability of Attack in a more granular fashion in that it is not assumed to be 100% or 1.
• RAMCAP provides guidance for calculating the probability of a specific natural hazard occurring at a given utility (i.e., earthquake, tornado, and hurricane).
• RAMCAP provides guidance for calculating asset and utility resilience.

Read more in Journal AWWA article (PDF) by Kevin Morley, AWWA Security and Preparedness Program Manager.

Online Training Program

AWWA and ASME-ITI have also partnered in the development of a training program for the J100 RAMCAP standard. This online self-paced course will provide students with a functional understanding of the RAMCAP methodology and will demonstrate how to apply this all-hazards standard in the water sector. Participants will review an in-depth case study in a model utility.

Order this online course today, receive a copy of the J100 Standard, and gain access to additional support materials. Participants may earn 2 CEUs after successful completion. View full course details.

Tornado Frequency Resource

The new standard includes several mandatory and nonmandatory appendixes, including Nonmandatory Appendix G: Integrated Analysis of Natural Hazards, which addresses risks from hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods.

The analysis of tornadoes references a resource developed by AWWA and ASME-ITI, based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that tabulates the frequency of tornadoes occurring each year across the United States for each county that has experienced at least one tornado.

The spreadsheet is not included in the standard but can be accessed here:

Tornado Frequency Tables for Each County in the US