Waste management
Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program
by Committee to Assess the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program; Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council
Description
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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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date November 2008
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309125277
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 35.50 USD
- Pages146
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio Notes2008
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