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EPA's Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool and Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool

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Drinking Water and Wastewater

US EPA - Region III, Drinking Water Branch

Patti Kay Wisniewski

wisniewski.patti-kay@epa.gov

215-814-5668 Ext.

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EPA is planning a series of training courses on the newly released versions of the Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT) and the Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT). Training objectives include: • Consistent with the 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan, encourage and assist water sector utilities in each EPA region to use VSAT and WHEAT to update or conduct an all-hazards risk assessment consistent with the J-100 standard. • Improve the quality of water sector risk assessments through better estimation of key risk assessment parameters, including threat, vulnerability and consequence. • Help water sector utilities use VSAT and WHEAT to evaluate the benefit and cost of additional countermeasures to reduce risk and, thereby, take steps to improve security and resilience in the sector.

Intermediate

VSAT Assessment Process VSAT tool features Determine assets and countermeasures Improvement Analysis Estimating Consequences & Vulnerabilities Cost/Risk Results and Reports from Tools Utility Case Studies Grant Programs to assist with hazard mitigation activities

operators, managers of drinking water and/or wastewater utilities

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