2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Using NHD in the Incident Command Information Tool Track: Water Resources Author(s): William Samuels, Douglas Ryan The purpose of this project is to develop an Incident Command Information Tool (ICIT) that enables decision makers to evaluate and take actions against terrorism attacks on public drinking water sources in real time. This tool will integrate multiple sources of information to give decision makers concise summaries of current conditions and forecasts of future consequences of terrorist acts on public water supply safety. The system will be GIS-based and the output will be compatible with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Consequences Assessment Tool Set (CATS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency's HAZUS system, the Environmental Protection Agency's Situation Room, and the TSWG sponsored Chemical Biological Response Aid (CoBRA). The core element of the ICIT will be the RiverSpill time-of-travel model. RiverSpill will be modified to operate at the 1:100,000-scale stream network available through the EPA and USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). William Samuels SAIC Hazard Assessment and Simulaton Division 1410 Spring Hill Road McLean , VA 22102 US Phone: 703 676 8043 Fax: 703 676 8025 E-mail: william.b.samuels@saic.com Douglas Ryan U.S. Forest Service Wildlife, Fish, Watershed & Air Research 1601 N. Kent Street Arlington , VA 22209 US Phone: 703 605 5284 Fax: 703 605 0279 E-mail: dryan01@fs.fed.us |
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