April 18, 2005—BSI2000, Inc. has been awarded a contract for its Aqua2000 system to provide security enhancements as outlined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant in Athens, Ga. The customer is the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County.
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, DHS and other national agencies have issued guidance and directives that advise water treatment and delivery systems to increase their vigilance to protect their infrastructure from physical attack or sabotage and, especially, to protect against possible chemical, biological and radiological contamination.
BSI2000, a leading developer of high-end access control security systems for commercial and governmental use, developed the Aqua2000 Water Treatment Facility Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and Access Control System to enable treatment and delivery plants to counter such threats, the company says.
The system was designed and developed in conjunction with leading water treatment engineers and specialists to provide a turnkey package able to monitor, identify and assess potential threats to the nation’s water supply and delivery infrastructure. The Aqua2000 system can be installed during new plant construction, into current facilities, or as a security upgrade into existing monitoring and control networks.
For more on BSI2000, visit the company Web site.
