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Water Health & Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT) 3.0 (US EPA)

Water Health & Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT) 3.0 (US EPA)

Created: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 15:27
Categories:
Contamination, Emergency Response & Recovery, Federal & State Resources

U.S. EPA's Water Health & Economic Analysis Tool is a generalized, threat-neutral consequence analysis tool designed to be used by utilities to supplement their expert opinion in risk assessment methods by providing a more detailed consequence analysis. It is designed to assist drinking water and wastewater utility owners and operators in quantifying human health and economic consequences for a variety of scenarios that pose a significant risk to the water sector, including loss of one or more assets, release of a stored hazardous gas, and intentional contamination of a drinking water distribution system.