The water sector was designated by President Clinton in his 1998 Decision Directive no. 63 and President Bush’s Executive Order 13231 as one of eight critical infrastructure sectors deemed essential to the nation. Among the key objectives of those documents was the establishment of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers or ISAC’s.
For water, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies was named to serve as the official liaison between the water sector and the federal government. Work on the system began with a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in 2001.
The WaterISAC was officially launched this past December.
It is a highly secure internet portal that is designed to be the best source for sensitive security information and alerts to help the water supply industry to protect consumers and the environment.
It is a centralized resource that gathers, analyzes and disseminates threat information that is specific to the water community.
The Water ISAC is not a government program. It is considered to be an effort by the water and wastewater industry to protect its critical facilities from terrorist or other threats.
It is funded by subscriber fees and based in Washington, D.C.
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