Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program

Committee to Assess the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program,National Research Council

Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 November 2008
Pages
146
ISBN
9780309125277

Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Security Program

Committee to Assess the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program,National Research Council

The water impounded behind a dam can be used to generate power and to provide water for drinking, irrigation, commerce, industry, and recreation. However, if a dam fails, the water that would be unleashed has the energy and power to cause mass destruction downstream, killing and injuring people and destroying property, agriculture, industry, and local and regional economies. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for managing and operating some of this nation’s largest and most critical dams. The failure of one or more of these dams as the result of a malicious act would come with little warning and a limited time for evacuation.In the years since the 9/11 attacks, Reclamation has invested significant resources to establish and build a security program. Reclamation is now ready to evaluate the results of these efforts and determine how best to move forward to develop a security program that is robust and sustainable. This book assesses Reclamation’s security program and determines its level of preparedness to deter, respond to, and recover from malicious acts to its physical infrastructure and to the people who use and manage it.

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