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Public water supply

Water reservoir - photoThe U.S. public water supply is often taken for granted. There are approximately 170,000 public water systems in the United States and those water systems that rely on reservoirs to supply public drinking water are the most at risk for contamination or attack. Though outnumbered by the small systems, the relative handful of large water systems serves the great majority of people. Just 7% of community drinking water systems serve more than 10,000 people each, but they supply 81 percent of those served by drinking water systems.  "Very large" systems, defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as ones with more than 100,000 customers, represent 1% of drinking water systems but serve nearly 45% of all people served.

American Society of Civil Engineers estimates there are 800,000 miles of drinking water system pipes 500,000 miles of sewer lines. These water pipes and sewer lines also represent areas sensitive to attack.

Metalith physical security barriers can be used effectively at a number of areas in the public drinking water supply line. These areas and their applications include:

  • Water supply
    • Anti-ram vehicle barriers
    • Blast mitigation barriers
    • Perimeter security walls or barrier walls
    • Access control barriers
  • Pumping stations for major population centers
    • Anti-ram vehicle barriers
    • Blast mitigation barriers
    • Perimeter security

The Metalith perimeter security system barriers are U.S. Department of State K12 certified crash barriers. They also offer excellent blast mitigation, blast containment, and protection for public drinking water facilities requiring excellent physical security.

For more information about Infrastructure Defense Technologies' perimeter security products and applications, please call us at 1-800-621-5617, email us at info@themetalith.com, or fill out our contact form.

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The Metalith
A Division of Infrastructure Defense Technologies

3575 Morreim Drive • Belvidere, Illinois 61008
Phone: 1-800-621-5617• Fax: 1-815-323-1317
Email: info@themetalith.com

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