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A Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan Parts I and II (2004) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 11-14

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... Advances in water treatment technologies have led to vast improvements in public health, virtually eliminating the most deadly waterborne diseases, including cholera and typhoid. The sad events of September 1 1, 2001, however, have heightened concerns regarding the vuInerabilities of critical infrastructures, including the nation's water systems, to deliberate attack.
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... The EPA detailed its expanded security role in the Strategic Plan for Homeland Security (EPA, 2002~. In order to plan for meeting the EPA's water security responsibilities, the Water Protection Task Force and the National Homeland Security Research Center recently collaborated to develop the Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan (Action Plan)
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... GENESIS OF THIS STUDY AND CHARGE TO THE PANEL The EPA approached the National Academies in the fall of 2002 seeking expert scientific advice on its homeland security efforts in the areas of water security, building decontamination, and rapid risk assessment. Subsequently, the Academies' NRC undertook a study that would assess the EPA's efforts to advance the state of knowledge related to threat detection, mitigation, and decontamination and to develop information and technologies for use in preventing and mitigating the effects of chemical and biological attacks.
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... A subsequent report will address task questions #2 and 3 (see Part II) ; thus, individual research and technical support projects and funding priorities will not be evaluated in this first report.
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