Water and Wastewater Sector
What Does the Department of Homeland Security Say About the Sector?
Definition: The Water and Wastewater Systems Sector provides safe drinking water and wastewater treatment to millions of Americans through over 150,000 public water systems and facilities processing approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater daily. These services are so vital that their disruption would have a debilitating effect on national security, economic security, and public health.
Goals:
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Sustain protection of public health and the environment
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Recognize and reduce risk from cyber and physical threats
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Maintain resilient infrastructure
Workforce
Prepare the current and future workforce to protect the resilience and business continuity of the sector by providing two TCEQ approved resiliency continuing education courses for water and wastewater operators.
Supply and Awareness
The Texas Water Network Explorer project is a product of a trusted partnership among stakeholders to provide awareness on the complexity of water and the need to understand how water works in Texas.
Research
Promote collaboration with trusted partners in identifying gaps and providing research solutions on issues of critical importance to the sector. By fostering partnerships, the sector can better anticipate vulnerabilities and implement coordinated strategies to protect essential water services.
IHS Sector Growth Goals
Research
Promote collaboration with trusted partners in identifying gaps and providing research solutions on issues of critical importance to the sector. By fostering partnerships, the sector can better anticipate vulnerabilities and implement coordinated strategies to protect essential water services.
Supply and Awareness
The Texas Water Network Explorer project is a product of a trusted partnership among stakeholders to provide awareness on the complexity of water and the need to understand how water works in Texas.
Workforce Development
Prepare the current and future workforce to protect the resilience and business continuity of the sector by providing two TCEQ approved resiliency continuing education courses for water and wastewater operators.
IHS Sector Growth Goals
Water & Wastewater Critical Infrastructure Exchange
The W/WW CI sector is considered a lifeline sector, a sector vital to the life of the individual and society. The safety, resilience and continuity of this sector is paramount to the Nation’s economy and public health.
The goal of this sector is to provide clean drinking water and properly treated wastewater, services essential to everyday life.
This exchange aims to facilitate the cross sector sharing of ideas, all working towards a collaborative effort to improve the security, resiliency, and business continuity of the water/wastewater critical infrastructure sector.
Partners
Water & Wastewater Critical Infrastructure Exchange
The W/WW CI sector is considered a lifeline sector, a sector vital to the life of the individual and society. The safety, resilience and continuity of this sector is paramount to the Nation’s economy and public health. The goal of this sector is to provide clean drinking water and properly treated wastewater, services essential to everyday life.
This exchange aims to facilitate the cross sector sharing of ideas, all working towards a collaborative effort to improve the security, resiliency, and business continuity of the water/wastewater critical infrastructure sector.
Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)
Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA)
Texas Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (TXWARN)
Texas American Water Works Association (TXAWWA)
Texas Water Foundation (TWF)
Water & Wastewater Critical Infrastructure Exchange
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The W/WW CI sector is considered a lifeline sector, a sector vital to the life of the individual and society. The safety, resilience and continuity of this sector is paramount to the Nation’s economy and public health. The goal of this sector is to provide clean drinking water and properly treated wastewater, services essential to everyday life.
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This exchange aims to facilitate the cross sector sharing of ideas, all working towards a collaborative effort to improve the security, resiliency, and business continuity of the water/wastewater critical infrastructure sector.
Upcoming Events
Partners
Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)
Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA)
Texas Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (TXWARN)
Texas American Water Works Association (TXAWWA)
Texas Water Foundation (TWF)