Water Supply in Emergency Situations

by Sharan, Yair; Tal, Abraham; Coccossis, Harry

• ISBN13: 9781402063046
• ISBN10: 1402063040
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Water is essential for life and the trigger for this book is in the increasing threats to uninterrupted, good quality water to large concentrations of population, which include natural and manmade, the latter including accidental and, unfortunately, also intentional. Israel in particular is aware of the risks of terror, including to its water supply and it is not surprising that the initiative for a NATO workshop, the outcome of which is presented here, came from this country. This book reflects the outcome of a three day NATO Advanced Workshop entitled 'Supply of Water to Cities in Emergency Situations' organized by ICTAF at Tel-Aviv University and The University of Thessaly, Department of Planning and Regional Development and sponsored by the NATO Security through Science programme. Some 35 experts from 14 countries from Europe, the Middle East and Asia assembled in Tel-Aviv for this event. The 20 papers presented and the discussions which took place throughout the workshop illuminate a broad spectrum of problems and of concerns to the orderly water supply in the different participating countries ranging from floods, through contamination due to deteriorated infrastructure and to a surprisingly low concern related to intentional terror-related threats. We find insufficient preparedness in many countries to cope with severe disruption of water supply. We expect publicity and discussion to raise the level of awareness of relevant decision makers worldwide to this essential issue and to encourage development and implementation of procedures and means for combating the threat.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

About the Editors

About the Institutes

Introduction

List of Participants

Threats to Water Supply and Risk Management

The Threat to Water Supply Systems - An Overview

On Water Risk Management and Security

Water Quality Security Management

Organizational Aspects of Water Supply: H. Coccossis et al.-

Countries' and Major Cities' Case Studies

Alternate Water Supplies in Emergencies

Consequences of a Big Flood on the Paris Water Supply System

An Overview of Water Supply and Distribution Systems in the Metropolitan City of Istanbul

The Urban Groundwater Resources in Romania - Perspectives for the Sustainable Development in order to supply water to Cities in Emergency Situation

Security of Water Supply

Security of Water Supply as a Catalyst For Conflict Resolution in the Middle East

Chernobyl Experience for Water protection in Case of Radiation-Related Terrorist Attacks

Drinking Water Quality Monitoring in Emergency Situations in the Republic of Armenia

Secure Water Supply as a Central Element of Sustainable Water Management-Systems Analysis Approach for the Gunung Sewu Region in Central Java

The Anthropogenic Pollution of Water Basins: The Issue of Water Supply System Safety

Detection, Monitoring and Warning

Water Security - Overview on Technologies and Methods for Rapid Detection of Terror Events

The Ecological Monitoring of Pollution and Modeling of Hydroecosystems

Real Time Analysis for Early Warning System Based on Modeling Concept

Application of Remote Sensing (Optical and Sar) to Monitoring Water Resources

Treatment of Contaminated Water

Experience of Using Energy Effective Water Disinfection Devices

Use of natural Materials for municipal Wastewater Treatment

Legal Aspects

Supply of Water to the Population of Azerbaijan in Emergency Situation and its Legal and Institutional Aspects

Unification of Standards for Drinking Water from Different Sources: Preliminary Approach for Water Security in Israel

Index

Author Index

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