EPA's Office of Water, in collaboration with its partners in the Water Sector, is sponsoring a Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA) Security Summit.

The WLA Program provides the Water Sector with an integrated nationwide network of laboratories that have analytical capabilities and capacity to support a response to water contamination events involving chemical, biological, or radiochemical contaminants.

The WLA Security Summit will actively engage a vast array of technical and leadership staff from the water, laboratory, and emergency response communities to learn about WLA Program elements, practice the WLA Response Plan (WLA-RP) for incident response, and provide hands-on experience with EPA security-related tools and resources. 

The Summit will take place October 22-23, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza City Center in Philadelphia, PA.  Registration for the Summit is now open and can be accessed on-line https://www.thetestportal.com/wlasummit.

Media Contact: Pamela L. Bernard Phone: 202-564-1094 Email: bernard.pamela@epa.gov