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1 The Office of Infrastructure Protection National Protection and Programs Directorate Department of Homeland Security Dams Sector Overview and Activities For: National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar No. 21 February 20, 2014

2 Outline Dams Sector Overview Dams Sector Partnership Mechanisms Dams Sector Products and Activities Education and Outreach Activities Training Activities Information Sharing Activities Exercise Activities Coordination Activities Dams Sector Analysis Tool Summary

3 Dams Sector Overview Dams Sector comprises dam projects, hydropower plants, navigation locks, levees, dikes, hurricane barriers, mine tailings, and industrial waste impoundments One of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors: Wide range of economic, environmental, and social benefits including hydroelectric power, river navigation, water supply, wildlife habitat, waste management, flood control, and recreation Dams Locks... and Levees

4 Dams Sector Partnership Mechanisms Sector Coordinating Councils: Non-Federal owners and operators (private, state, local, others), and professional organizations Dams Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) Levee Sub-Sector Coordinating Council (LSCC) Government Coordinating Councils: Federal owners and operators, Federal and State regulatory agencies, and other Federal agencies Dams Sector Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Levee Sub-Sector Government Coordinating Council (LGCC) Dams Sector Coordinating Council Dams Government Coordinating Council Levees Sub-Sector Coordinating Council Levees Sub-Sector Government Coordinating Council

5 Government Coordinating Council Bonneville Power Administration Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of Energy DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection DHS Science & Technology Environmental Protection Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission International Boundary & Water Commission Mine Safety and Health Administration Natural Resources Conservation Service National Weather Service Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Coast Guard

6 Government Coordinating Council (cont.) SLTTGCC Liaisons: West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force Lenawee County Department of Emergency Management, Michigan State Dam Safety Offices: California Department of Water Resources Illinois Department of Natural Resources Nevada Division of Water Resources New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection North Carolina Department of Environmental & Natural Resources Ohio Department of Natural Resources Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

7 Sector Coordinating Council Allegheny Energy Ameren Services Company American Electric Power AVISTA Utilities BC Hydro Clark County Regional Flood District Chelan Public Utility District Consumers Energy Dominion Resources Duke Energy Exelon Corporation Grant County Public Utility District Hydro-Quebec Metropolitan Water District of Southern California New York City Department of Environmental Protection New York Power Authority Ontario Power Generation

8 Sector Coordinating Council (cont.) Pacific Gas & Electric Company PPL Corporation Salt River Project District SCANA Corporation Seattle City Light Southern California Edison South Carolina Public Service Southern Company Generation Xcel Energy Corporation Trade Associations: Association of State Dam Safety Officials Association of State Flood Plain Managers Colorado River Energy Distributors Association National Hydropower Association National Mining Association National Water Resources Association

9 Levee Sub-Sector Councils Levee Sub-Sector Coordinating Council: Association of State Floodplain Managers Clark County Regional Flood Control District, NV FM Global Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Louisiana State Police, Levee District Maricopa County, Arizona Metropolitan Water District of Southern California National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies Reclamation District 1000 Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority South Florida Water Management District South La Foursche Levee District U.S. Society on Dams Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board, Mississippi

10 Levee Sub-Sector Councils (cont.) Levee Government Coordinating Council: California Department of Water Resources DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection Federal Emergency Management Agency Natural Resources Conservation Service International Boundary and Water Commission U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11 Dams Sector Joint Working Groups Security Education: Outreach and training activities, and sector-specific reference documents (handbooks, guides, web-based training, etc.) Information Sharing: Procedures for alerts, warnings and notifications, suspicious activity reporting, open source digests, and exercises Research and Development: Interagency coordination of research and development (R&D) activities, and identification and prioritization of R&D gaps Risk Assessment: Identification, characterization, and prioritization of sector critical assets (Consequence-Based Top Screen); standard attack vectors; and sector-wide conditional risk assessment methodology Cybersecurity: Provide strategic recommendations, review and evaluate research and development efforts associated with the cybersecurity of industrial control systems, and provide recommendations regarding cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation technologies

12 Education and Outreach Activities A number of reference documents jointly developed by public/private sector partners aimed at enhancing protection, security, recovery, and resilience across the sector Security Awareness Handbook: Potential vulnerabilities, indicators of possible surveillance, and suspicious activity reporting Protective Measures Handbook: Measures related to deterrence, physical security, resilience, response, recovery, and mitigation; development of protective programs Crisis Management Handbook: Crisis management concepts as part of an overall risk management plan, emergency action plans, recovery plans, continuity plans, and exercises

13 Training Activities Web-based Modules: Series of online training modules developed by public/private sector partners Crisis Management (IS-870) Available through FEMA EMI Security Awareness (IS-871) Available through HSIN-CI Protective Measures (IS-872) Available through HSIN-CI Security & Protection Technical Seminar 2-day seminar on surveillance detection, suspicious activity reporting, protective measures, and security programs

14 Training Activities (cont.) Consequence Assessment for Dam Failure Course: 2-day course focused on how consequence assessment is an important part of risk management strategies, how to establish initial priorities using consequence data, and how consequence estimation plays an important role in emergency preparedness efforts Provides participants with the information needed to define and estimate consequences for dam failure scenarios Dam-Break Flood Mapping for Emergency Planning Training Course: 1-day course focused on providing participants with working knowledge on the Decision Support System for Water Infrastructure Security (DSS-WISE) (flood inundation modeling) as part of the Dams Sector Analysis Tool (DSAT) Web-based platform Provides participants with hands-on experience using a 2D flood simulation model

15 Information Sharing Activities Homeland Security Information Network Critical Infrastructure (HSIN- CI) Dams Portal: Primary platform for enabling information sharing among public and private sector critical infrastructure partners HSIN-CI Dams Portal provides multiple tools, including: Training/Webinars Suspicious Activity Reporting Document Library Incident Updates Discussion Threads Current Situational Awareness Reports

16 Information Sharing Activities (cont.) Dams Sector Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Tool: Provides real-time notifications of potential suspicious activities occurring across the sector (sector-level or horizontal awareness) Automatic notifications are sent within 30 minutes of a newly submitted report to a pre-determined initial list: Dams Sector Councils Dams Sector Intelligence Community Task Group DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis DHS National Infrastructure Coordinating Center Federal Bureau of Investigation 194 reports submitted to date (since August 2009)

17 Exercise Activities Dams Sector TTX Toolbox (DSTET): Toolbox to assist sector partners in planning and conducting security-based tabletop exercises in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines Toolbox contents include exercise planner instructions, a facilitator and evaluator handbook, situation manuals, facilitator briefing slides, invitation letters, sample feedback forms, videos, and exercise reference materials Multiple scenarios included: Active Shooter Threat (Initial Response Phase, Tactical Phase, and Assessment Phase) International Adversary Threat (International Threat Phase, Domestic Threat Phase, and Domestic Attack Phase) Cybersecurity Threat (Internal & External Scenarios)

18 Exercise Activities (cont.) Dams Sector Information Sharing Drill: Designed for sector stakeholders to measure communications and information-sharing effectiveness within the sector, as well as with external agencies Identifies the Sector s capability to receive, share, and respond to security-related information; to test information-sharing processes and procedures currently in place; and to identify and address information-sharing gaps, issues, and concerns that could affect the sector during heightened threat conditions 110 participants from more than 37 Federal, State, local, and private sector organizations participated in the 2013 Information Sharing Drill

19 Coordination Activities R&D Coordination Efforts: Active coordination of research and development efforts supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and DHS Science and Technology Focus on blast damage modeling and mitigation alternatives for embankment dams, concrete dams, and gate structures VBIED Scenario

20 Coordination Activities (cont.) ATPlanner-Dams Implementation: Joint DHS-USACE efforts to enhance and provide access to the Anti-Terrorist Planner for Dams (ATPlanner- Dams) software tool ATPlanner-Dams provides approximate blast damage levels through simplified assessments based upon generic attack vectors Initial pilot study conducted in San Diego, CA and completed in January 2011, involving six dams owned by the City of San Diego In September 2011, DHS and USACE completed a joint effort with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a similar study involving several Stateregulated dams

21 Dams Sector Analysis Tool The Dams Sector Analysis Tool (DSAT) is a Web-based platform providing access to different modules and supporting components that integrate multiple analytical capabilities and data collection tools: Consequence-Based Top Screen Comprehensive Facility Report Common Risk Model for Dams Economic Consequence Assessment Model Portfolio Prioritization Tool Significant Incident Report ATPlanner-Dams Data Input Tool DSAT Viewer Emergency Action Plan (under development) Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

22 DSAT - Consequence-Based Top Screen Identification of high-consequence facilities ( screening ) whose failure or disruption could potentially be associated with the highest possible impacts among sector assets CTS Screening Parameters: Source: DSAT Web-Based tool screenshot (DHS photo) Human Impacts Total PAR Close Range PAR (within 3, 7, 15, and 60 miles) Economic Impacts Direct Damages Business Interruption Asset Replacement Impacts to Critical Functions Water Supply Irrigation Hydropower Generation Navigation Recreation Flood Damage Reduction

23 DSAT - Portfolio Prioritization Tool Relative prioritization of facilities based on the potential impacts associated with their failure or disruption ( Potential Consequence Index ) Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

24 DSAT - Comprehensive Facility Report Asset characterization template to consolidate and maintain project description, including operational characteristics, regional information, and relevant events Report Sections: General Information Project Description Operations and Assets Contact Information River Basin/Regional Characteristics Historical Incidents/Events Human and Economic Impacts Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies Source: DSAT Web-Based tool screenshot (DHS photo)

25 DSAT - Common Risk Model for Dams Conditional risk assessment by quantifying vulnerabilities based on standard security configuration attributes and pre-selected attack modes Assessment Steps: Definition of Defensive Configuration Characterization of Defensive Layers Land-Based Layers Hardened Structures Water-Side Layers Response and Reaction Forces Target Selection Scenario Definition Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

26 DSAT - ATPlanner-Dams Data Input Tool Graphic pre-processor for blast damage assessment analysis using the ATPlanner-Dams software ATPlanner-Dams Pre-Processor: Embankment Sections Concrete Gravity Sections Spillway Gates Navigation Lock Chamber Walls Navigation Lock Gates Special Buildings Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

27 Economic Consequence Assessment Model A tool for quantifying indirect economic impacts resulting from a major flood event or an uncontrolled water release from a dam Can estimate potential economic impacts resulting from water losses/reduction due to drought conditions

28 DSAT - Significant Incident Report National database of dam incidents Dam Information: Dam Name Other Dam Name State River Name Latitude Longitude Dam Type Year Completed Dam Height Hazard Potential Purpose Owner Reservoir Name Regulatory Agency(ies) Nearest City(ies) Incident Information: Incident ID Incident Date Incident Time Incident Type Incident Cause Incident Description Reservoir Elevation Volume Released EAP Activation Number of People Evacuated Number of Homes Flooded Fatalities Critical Infrastructure Impacts Economic Damages Information Sources Additional Remarks or Updates Source: DSAT Web-Based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

29 DSAT Viewer Supports rapid analysis capabilities by enabling access to relevant data and supporting geographic information systems Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

30 DSAT Viewer (cont.) The population query tool can generate daytime and nighttime population data for a user-selected area (i.e. circle, rectangle, polygon, etc.) or uploaded shapefile Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

31 DSAT Viewer (cont.) The infrastructure query tool identifies various infrastructure layer types based on a user-selected area or an uploaded shapefile Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

32 Dam-Break Inundation Modeling DSS-WISE Prep is a user-friendly interface for simplified dam-break flood inundation modeling using DSS-WISE Lite Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

33 Dam-Break Inundation Modeling (cont.) After the analysis is complete, modeling results (shapefiles) can be uploaded in the Viewer for visualization and further analysis Source: DSAT Web-based Tool screenshot (DHS photo)

34 Summary The Dams Sector s security and resilience posture will continue to be enhanced through multiple initiatives addressing priority issues: Support implementation of Executive Order (EO) Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-21 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Expand sector partnerships, and enhance communication and information sharing across all critical infrastructure partners Continue to work with sector stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and pursue mission-essential research and development needs Continue DSAT collaborative efforts, including development of onsite and virtual training opportunities for emergency managers and dam safety officials Conduct technical seminars and specialty workshops to offer information on fundamental security and resilience concepts for dams, levees, hydropower plants, and related critical infrastructure

35 For more information visit: Gary Fellows Management & Program Analyst, SOPD

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