Metropolitan Water Supply Authority: Evaluating Security Risks

  • Reference: IVEY-9B12D025-E

  • Year: 2012

  • Number of pages: 4

  • Geographic Setting: United States

  • Publication Date: Jan 31, 2013

  • Fecha de edición: Jan 25, 2013

  • Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)

  • Type of Document: Case

  • Industry Setting: Administrative, Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services;

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Description

The director of a rural metropolitan water supply facility faces a complex risk management challenge. The facility uses chlorine gas in its water treatment, largely because it has determined that chlorine is the most effective treatment available, in terms of safety, cost and environmental impact. However, a security report from the Department of Homeland Security suggests that chlorine, a hazardous chemical, can be used by terrorists, both during its transport to the treatment facility and at the facility itself. The director of the water supply facility wonders whether the Department of Homeland Security made its recommendation based on an isolated risk without considering the big picture. The case provides students with an opportunity to analyse a complex sustainability-related management issue.

Keywords

Process analysis Risk analysis Safety Security Systems United States