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Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit
Daniel MeerRegion IX U.S. EPA
June 16-17, 2010 San Francisco, CA
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Welcome/Speaker Introduction
San Francisco’s History
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Gold Rush - 1848
Golden Gate Bridge - 1937
Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC
1906 Earthquake and Fire
Transamerica Pyramid - 1972
Water – the New Gold
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San Francisco Water Vendor (ca. 1855)Source: A History of the Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC
San Pilarcitos Creek Dam (under construction) (ca. 1866) Source: A History of the
Municipal Water Department & Hetch Hetchy System, SFPUC
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O’Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Sierra Nevada
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Climate ChangeImprove Air QualityChemical SafetyClean Up CommunitiesProtect USA’s WatersEnvironmental JusticeState/Tribal
Partnerships Lisa P. Jackson, AdministratorU.S. EPA
EPA’s Priorities
Strengthening Drinking Water Programs
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•Planning for “All-Hazards” Threats
•Enhanced/Expanded Multi-agency coordination
•Water Security initiative (WSi) – drinking water surveillance and monitoring system
5-Step Response Model
• Notification
• Source Control
• Effective Containment
• Zone Control
• Clean Up
Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit
EPA Office of Water Collaborative Efforts
•Regular meetings with Water Sector Partners
•APHL Cooperative Program
•EPA Regional laboratory collaboration
•Water Laboratory Alliance
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West Coast WLA Security Summit:
What’s In It For You?• Interaction with Session
Leaders, Peers
• Participation in WLA Table Top Exercise with Focus on WLA Response Plan
• Info on Joint ERLN/WLA Launch
• Update on Water Analysis Capabilities for Homeland Security
• Hands-on Experience in Tech Town – EPA Security-Related Tools
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Water Laboratory Alliance Security Summit
Thank you!11
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