Dams Sector Analysis Tool (DSAT): Analysis and Evaluation of Critical Dams

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have actively collaborated in the development of the Dams Sector Analysis Tool (DSAT), which is a web-based tool providing Dams Sector partners with secure access to different modules and applications covering a wide range of analytical capabilities. DSAT facilitates the identification and relative prioritization of critical facilities based on a consequence index that reflects the overall potential for combined significant impacts. The web-based tool also provides a reporting mechanism that can consolidate descriptive information for each facility, including operational characteristics, regional information, and relevant incidents or events. DSAT serves as the implementation platform for a conditional risk assessment methodology based on standard security configuration attributes and pre-selected attack modes. It also includes a database of dam incidents as well as supporting geospatial tools. This paper describes the different capabilities available through DSAT. 14 pp. 21 figures.