Risk Assessment for Water Infrastructure Safety and Security

Providing a quantitative risk assessment methodology, this book analyzes the terror threats against United States' water infrastructure. It focuses on the human safety, environmental, and economic consequences that would be triggered by terrorist attack. It includes detailed plans, engineering designs, economic analyses, and protocols for strategic counterterrorism and emergency preparedness. The text also examines the legal and regulatory requirements related to the protection of water infrastructure from terror hazards against human health and the environment.