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During times of war, there is always talk of threats cf terrorism against public water supplies. In the recent Gulf War, a number of utilities in the U.S. stepped up their security measures by guarding their treatment plants and distribution systems (AWWA, 1991). Special security procedures were in place during the Olympic Games in both Los Angeles and Atlanta.
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Deininger, R.A., Meier, P.G. (2000). Sabotage of Public Water Supply Systems. In: Deininger, R.A., Literathy, P., Bartram, J. (eds) Security of Public Water Supplies. NATO Science Series, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4241-0_20
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