This standard sets the requirements for all-hazards risk and resilience analysis and management for the water sector and prescribes methods that can be used.
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced recently that the J100-10 and G430-09 Standards have been awarded SAFETY Act designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act) was enacted by Congress in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 as an incentive for the creation and deployment of technologies and services with anti-terrorism capabilities. Under the SAFETY Act, both the entity that creates the anti-terrorism security measure and the entity that deploys the anti-terrorism measure are eligible for liability protections.Under the new designation, utilities in the drinking water and wastewater sector have the assurance of knowing that AWWA's J100-10 and G430-09 Standards have been vetted by DHS and determined to be effective.
DHS has concluded that the proper utilization of either of these AWWA Standards will assist in effectively mitigating acts of terrorism from occurring at water facilities.'
This standard sets the requirements for all-hazards risk andresilience analysis and management for the water sector andprescribes methods that can be used for addressing theserequirements. The standard documents a process for identifyingvulnerabilities to man-made threats, natural hazards, anddependencies and proximity to hazardous sites and provides methodsto evaluate the options for improving these weaknesses in water andwastewater utilities. This standard is and will be maintained to beconsistent with the current all-sector Risk Analysis and Managementfor Critical Asset Protection (RAMCAP) standard developed andmaintained by ASME Codes and Standards. The current version of thegeneral, all-sector RAMCAP standard is in development by ASME Codesand Standards, based on ASME-ITI (2009). The all-sector RAMCAPstandard is general to all sectors of the economy; the presentstandard is specific to the water sector.Jurisdiction.
This standard is an American National Standard, sodesignated by the American National Standards Institute, and fallsunder the joint jurisdiction of the American Water WorksAssociation (AWWA) and ASME Innovative Technologies Institute, LLC(ASME-ITI). This jurisdiction is exercised by the JointASME-ITI/AWWA RAMCAP Standards Committee for Risk and ResilienceManagement of Water and Wastewater Systems.