Water Infrastructure Security Enhancement
Standards Committee (WISE SC)
[ Purpose ] [ Mission ] [ Officers ] [ Subcommittees ]
Purpose
To develop standard guidelines and/or standard of practice document(s) for the integration of risk reduction measures, due to malevolent events, into the design, construction, rehabilitation, installation, and/or operation & maintenance of water infrastructure projects.
Mission
The Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) created the Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Standards Committee (WISE) for the purpose of developing standard guidelines and/or standard of practice document(s) to reduce risk due to malevolent events. These documents cover the design, construction, rehabilitation, installation, and/or operation and maintenance of water infrastructure projects. To accomplish this risk reduction program, the committee will organize technical sessions, workshops, and/or conferences for educating designers, owners, and operators of water infrastructure.
EWRI of ASCE has recruited individuals from several associations, industry representatives, national laboratories, and standards bodies to join the effort including:
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA)
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)
- American Public Works Association (APWA)
- American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Critical Infrastructure Response Initiative (CIRI) of ASCE
- Energy organizations and companies
- National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Security and water protection consultants
- Universities
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Water and wastewater utility representatives
- Water Environment Federation (WEF)
- US Public Health Service (USPHS)
Chair - Conrad G. Keyes, Jr.
Vice Chair - Findlay Edwards
Secretary - Findlay Edwards
Subcommittees
Methodology and Characteristics - Chair - Irwin Pikus
Water Supply - Chair -John McLaughlin
Wastewater & Stormwater - Chair - Jeanette A. Brown
Should you wish to become an official WISE SC member after you've had a chance to review the information, you'll need to complete the application form and provide a brief interest statement and resume. Conrad Keyes, Jr., the current Chair of the committee is also available to provide you with additional information or answer any questions you may have.
