July 2024
(ES)² works on drafting the technical brief for the bid on the aspects of infrastructure security, crisis management and business continuity for the water and wastewater services of a major local authority in the Occitanie region, south of France.
(ES)² starts a technical and intelligence watch and an operational on-call service, for two operators in the Paris region, in response to any crisis scenario that might impact the business continuity of the water and wastewater services during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
June 2024
(ES)² delivers the generic crisis plan and an Operational Pre-Crisis Diagnosis for an operator in charge of sanitation for a major local authority in the Hauts de France region, north of France.
May 2024
Commissioned to help an operator renegotiate its public service delegation contract, (ES)² drafts the technical brief for the bid on crisis management and continuity of service aspects for the wastewater treatment plants of a major local authority in north-eastern France.
April 2024
(ES)² organizes an operational crisis exercise at a plant that is essential to the water supply for a major city in northern France, based on a scenario involving damage to the environment following a discharge error. The scenario is based on a major pollution of the river, with the aim of working on the communication aspects during a crisis and responding to live media.
March 2024
In preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games, (ES)² organises and prepares an operational crisis exercise including a malicious act and a major pipe burst with a serious impact on the water supply to two Olympic sites. At the request of its client, the Laboratoire Central de la Préfecture de Police (LCPP) takes part in the exercise.
For a manufacturer and operator of wind farms, (ES)² reviews technical incident management and crisis response procedures, with a view to setting up an emergency response team.
February 2024
(ES)² begins a mission to support an operator on the French Côte d'Azur in improving the security of its infrastructure and the business continuity of the water supply. The particularity of this contract lies in the fact that the main water resources are located in Italy.
January 2024
(ES)² begins an eight-month project management assistance service to update the security master plan for a critical water utility of the Paris region.
December 2023
(ES)² begins a mission to support an operator in the south of France in drafting its technical bid brief on the security, business continuity and crisis management aspects with a view to obtaining a public service contract for a major local authority in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, south of France.
November 2023
On behalf of a major utility in the Hauts-de-France region, north of France, (ES)² and its cybersecurity partner Cartesian Lab are working on a review of the operator's cybersecurity deployment strategy and costings, with a view to ensuring compliance with the 20 security rules set out by the French “Code de la Défense”.
October 2023
With a view to the 2024 Olympic Games, (ES)² begins to carry out a pre-crisis operational diagnosis for an operator in the Paris area, and issues recommendations for improving performance, as well as drafting business and non-business crisis management guidelines, intended for the top management on-call team and the operations on-call team.
September 2023
(ES)² organises a crisis management drill on a resource pollution scenario for an operator in charge of the drinking water supply for a major urban community in the Centre Val de Loire region, involving the Mobile Chemical Response Unit of the local fire brigade.
August 2023
(ES)² completes its consultancy work for a water authority in western France, reviewing crisis response procedures, reorganising internal crisis management team, preparing and organising a crisis drill, as well as assisting the water authority during the summer in dealing with a specific crisis situation linked to the presence of THMs in the water.
July 2023
(ES)² completes a security audit and issues recommendations concerning the hardening of critical drinking water production and storage sites in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.
(ES)² submits the progress plan to be drawn up following an operational crisis management exercise organised for a water supply authority in a city in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region, south of France. The exercise involved a response scenario following an intrusion and intentional pollution of a reservoir site.
June 2023
(ES)² carries out a security master plan at the production and distribution facilities of a major metropolitan water authority in eastern France.
(ES)² writes the technical brief for the bid on the business continuity, crisis management and infrastructure security aspects of an operator bidding for a public service delegation contract in a city in the south of France.
May 2023
(ES)² completes a security audit and issues recommendations for hardening critical drinking water production and storage sites in preparation of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris.
April 2023
(ES)² carries out a master plan to improve security and crisis response at the production and distribution facilities of a major metropolitan water company in the east of France.
(ES)² writes on business continuity, operational crisis management and infrastructure security for the technical offer of an operator bidding for a major water and sanitation’s public service delegation contract in the south-west of France.
March 2023
(ES)² carries out an operational diagnosis and makes recommendations on how to better respond to operating crises for a private company in charge of the water production and distribution facilities of a large city in the Cotes d'Armor department (Brittany region).
February 2023
(ES)² carries out a study to improve the security of a major wastewater treatment plant in the east of France which has increased its biogas production and storage capacity, through two new-generation digesters.
January 2023
Also active in the field of Energy Recovery Units (UVE) and heating networks, (ES)² writes the technical brief for an operator's bid on the business continuity, crisis management and infrastructure security aspects in a tender for a large city in the Hauts-de-France region, north of France.
December 2022
(ES)² begins drafting the special protection plans for critical sites known as Points of Vital Importance (PVI) for two operators, having had their Operator Security Plan (OSP) been validated by the French government.
November 2022
(ES)² continues to work on the security master plan begun two months earlier for around thirty drinking water production and distribution sites in western France.
October 2022
(ES)² organizes a major crisis management drill at two Energy Recovery Units (UVE) for a large waste management authority in charge of the Paris region. This is followed by a crisis response progress plan presented to the board of management.
September 2022
(ES)² carries out a pre-crisis operational diagnosis, with a view to preparing and leading an operational crisis exercise disrupting the drinking water supply to a large city in Brittany.
(ES)² provides training in the protection of secrecy (compliance with French IGI 1300) and begins security audits on all the assets of a water operator designated of vital importance by the French government.
July 2022
(ES)² assesses the risks of a major breakdown in business continuity and draws up a progress plan for an operator in charge of large production units, which are critical for the water supply of the south of Brittany.
June 2022
(ES)² prepares and organizes a crisis management exercise for the regional executive committee of a major water and wastewater operator at the headquarters of the French Army 6th Light Armoured Brigade based in Nîmes.
(ES)² provides the conclusions of the security master plan the firm performed on the water supply system of a utility company in the north of France.
May 2022
(ES)² begins drafting the Emergency Water Response Plan (EWRP) for a large city in the south of France.
April 2022
(ES)² organizes a technical day at the engineering school Mines Alès between fire brigade officers representing each of the Occitanie departments (south of France), and the operations directors of a major water company. The aim of the meeting was to discuss operating risks, particularly in terms of the methanization process at large wastewater treatment plants.
Mars 2022
(ES)² continues to support a major utility in the south of France in developing updated business continuity and contingency plans, taking into account the latest events and in particular the consequences of superstorm Alex in the Côte d’Azur department.
(ES)² also carries out a crisis management exercise in the Occitanie region, south of France, based on a scenario of a pollution in the drinking water network for a private water company.
February 2022
(ES)² submits Security and Business Continuity Plans (SBCP) in response to any operating risk for a large water production company and supports its conclusions in front of the High Commission for National Protection of Luxembourg.
(ES)² begins working with a major water authority in Seine-Maritime, west of France, to improve its ability to respond to operational crises, potentially affecting the water supply to a major industrial port area.
January 2022
As a follow-up of a project carried out in 2018 and 2019 on the emergency preparedness strategies of utilities in charge of water supply in the Paris-Ile de France interconnected zone, (ES)² and its partner Prolog begin a crisis response study, in the event of a major flood in the Paris region.
December 2021
For a public operator in charge of drinking water in a major city in the Brittany region, (ES)² prepares, leads and debriefs, in the form of a progress plan, an operating crisis exercise based on a flood scenario, leading to an ultimate water emergency for the population and sensitive customers.
November 2021
(ES)² carries out an initial security assessment and evaluate the costing for the reinforcement of improved deterrence, detection and protection measures for the whole drinking water assets of a major conurbation in the Hauts de France region, north of France.
(ES)² prepares and organizes an operational crisis management exercise based on a chemical pollution scenario for an operator in charge of drinking water systems for a major urban community in the Alpes Maritimes, south of France.
October 2021
For a large city in the Hauts-de-France region, north of France, (ES)² prepares, runs and debriefs, in the form of a progress plan, a crisis management drill based on a network pollution scenario, involving an emergency water supply for the benefit of the local population and a sensitive client which was a military site.
September 2021
(ES)² begins drafting the emergency response water supply plan for a city in the Brittany region, by interviewing all the sensitive customers for health reasons (hospitals) and security reasons (naval base) served by the water company in order to gain a better understanding of their water supply requirements in the event of a breakdown of the water distribution.
July 2021
(ES)² starts to support a water authority in a large city in the south of France in developing updated business continuity and contingency plans, taking into account the lessons learned from recent operating crises.
(ES)² carries out an operational diagnosis, prepares and organizes a crisis management exercise for an operator in charge of sanitation for a large city in the Vendée department, west of France. A scenario involving an electrocution led to the deployment of a large number of fire-fighters from the SDIS 85.
June 2021
(ES)², with its partners designing the pedagogical engineering, takes part in the first training session on resource pollution crisis management, organized by the Cedre (international experts in accidental water pollution), at IMT Mines Alès engineering school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfBSCen7CZQ.
(ES)² presents its client, a large public company in the south of France, designated as a Vital Importance Operator (VIO), with the Special Protection Plan for one of its sites designated as a Point of Vital Importance (PVI).
May 2021
By carrying out around fifteen interviews with operating managers, (ES)² draws up a Pre-Crisis Operational Diagnosis (DOPC) and a Crisis Management Progress Plan (PPGC) for its client, a large regional water company in the south of France mainly responsible for transporting raw water in the whole Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur region.
These on-call managers are then trained in crisis management in response to resource pollution and power and telecoms major disruptions, as well as crisis communication.
April 2021
(ES)² delivers its conclusions to a major water company in the Paris region on the technical and technological developments to be expected in its information systems that contribute to the physical security of its sites classified as Points of Vital Importance (PVI).
March 2021
(ES)² audits and draws up Initial Security Assessments (ISA) for water supply systems serving a large tourist area in the Var department, south of France.
February 2021
(ES)² carries out an operational diagnosis, prepares and organizes a crisis management exercise based on a major flood scenario on the Seine river for the operator in charge of water and sanitation for a major urban community in Seine-et-Marne.
January 2021
(ES)² draws up a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in response to any risk to the operation of a utility supplying part of the potable water of the State of Luxembourg.
(ES)² submits its Operator Security Plan (OSP) to a client, which is a large public water company designated as an Operator of Vital Importance (OVI) by the French government.
December 2020
(ES)² prepares and organizes a flood management crisis exercise involving two municipalities in the Pas-de-Calais, north of France, government services and the local fire brigade.
November 2020
(ES)² carries out a Pre-Crisis Operational Diagnosis and prepares and organizes a crisis management exercise for a water supply company in the Aude department, south of France.
(ES)² performs an audit and drafts Initial Security Assessments (ISA) for water supply critical sites serving a large city in Corsica.
October 2020
(ES)² analyses the vulnerabilities of the telecom networks which are strategic to operate the production and distribution facilities of a major water company in the Paris region.
(ES)² carries out Initial Security Assessments (ISA) on behalf of the operator in charge of water supply systems in the Hérault department, south of France.
September 2020
(ES)² performs an operational diagnosis with a view to issuing recommendations on the new crisis management and business continuity procedures of a very large household waste processing utility in the Paris region.
August 2020
(ES)² continues to work on the crisis management protocol of the water supply company in charge of a major urban community in the Hauts-de-France region, north of France.
July 2020
(ES)² carries out initial diagnostics on the physical security of water supply systems which are managed by a large water company in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, south of France near the Spanish border. (ES)² also assists an operator in renewing its guarding and security contract (drafting specifications, interviewing candidates, …).
June 2020
(ES)² carries out a Post-Crisis COVID-19 Operational Diagnostic and a progress plan for a large environmental services company in preparation for the second phase of the pandemic crisis. The firm also carries out the same kind of work for a major local authority in the Paris region.
March-May 2020
(ES)² helps its clients (private operators with delegated public services contracts, public utilities, local authorities, etc.) to manage the pandemic COVID 19 crisis, with a view to maintaining business continuity in water, wastewater and urban transport services.
February 2020
(ES)² works for an operator on the drafting of a pollution-network continuity and crisi response plan and on an emergency water supply plan, which will be concluded by an operating crisis management exercise in Normandy, west of France.
January 2020
(ES)² draws up a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in response to any operating risk likely to be encountered by a large water company in Luxembourg.
December 2019
(ES)² prepares and organizes an operational crisis management exercise based on the scenario of a network pollution incident affecting a sensitive customer (a military hospital) in a large metropolitan area in the south-west of France.
November 2019
(ES)² draws up the continuity and emergency plans for power supply breakdown and street pooling for a water company in charge of supplying drinkable water to a major city in the south-west of France.
October 2019
(ES)² works for water company, appointed by the French administration as Operator of Vital Importance (OVI), to draw up a security master plan and a vulnerability study for the entire water cycle.
September 2019
(ES)² submits its conclusions, recommendations and analyses following the completion of a post-crisis operational diagnostic after two network pollution events that affected a water supply company in the Hauts-de-France region, north of France.
August 2019
(ES)² begins work on a crisis response and emergency plan for the water and sanitation division of a major city in the south of France.
July 2019
(ES)² carries out security diagnostics on facilities essential to the water supply in the Deux-Sèvres department, south-west of France, and is involved in drafting security measures for a large reservoir which a regular target of malicious acts in the north of France.
July 2019 : Preliminary Security Diagnosis (PSD)
(ES)2 carried out security checks on critical areas of a water supply of the Deux-Sevres department and was called out on emergency for the securing of a reservoir, a regular target of incivilities in the north of France.
June 2019 : Security blueprint for water supply
Following around 60 technical site audits, (ES)2 laid out initial ideas for the main infrastructure security plan that contributes to the supply of drinking water in a large French city.
May 2019 : Crisis Management Exercise (pollution in the distribution network)
Pre-Crisis Operational Diagnosis (PCOD) involved preparation and organization of a crisis management exercise with the theme of pollution in the distribution network in the region of the fifth most important metropolitan area of France. A new feature was working with teams from the region as well as from a private operator.
April 2019 : Review of the emergency procedures for upcoming G7
(ES)2 reviewed the emergency procedures for water supply and sanitation, which were re-enforced. It prepared a Crisis Management Exercise involving representatives from the regional and metropolitan authorities and the private operator in light of the upcoming G7 summit which was happening in August on the Basque coast.
March 2019 : Crisis Management Exercise (damage on the supply of a WWTP and problem with H2S gas in pumping station)
For the private operator of a large community in the west of France, (ES)2 prepared and coordinated a Crisis Management Exercise directed at a major burst of a supply pipe at the entrance of a large wastewater treatment plant. Next, the drill examined a problem linked with H2S gas detected in a pumping station, which required the assistance of the local fire brigade. See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSodIu1GOjk.
February 2019 : Redesign of an Emergency Action Plan
(ES)2 was chosen to redesign the Emergency Action Plan of two towns in the Paris region, following the classification of a row water storage site as a Category C dam.
January 2019 : Preliminary Security Diagnosis
(ES)2 carried out a security diagnosis of a water supply system in a highly touristic area of Normandy.
December 2018 : Crisis Management Exercise (failure of strategic boreholes)
(ES)2 prepared and organized a Crisis Management Exercise dealing with the inability to use water supply from boreholes representing 85% of the water distributed in a conurbation of the Hauts-de-France department.
November 2018 : Participation in seminar on polluted resources and Crisis Management Exercise (technical incident)
(ES)2 spoke at a seminar on accidental pollution of surface water, organized by the International Office for Water and the CEDRE. The talk focused on ‘Crisis management when a pollution takes place in zone of sensitive area where are salt workers, oyster farmers, …’.
(ES)2 prepared and coordinated a Crisis Management Exercise on a wastewater treatment plant in the Mans metropolitan area with a power cut scenario.
October 2018 : Draft of Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and Crisis Management Exercise (fire in an electrical cabinet)
(ES)2 reviewed and began the drafting of the ERP for two drinking water sites, classed as Points of Vital Importance (PIV), in accordance with the decree of July 2018.
(ES)2 prepared and coordinated a Crisis Management Exercise on an important water treatment plant in the Rennes metropolitan area with the scenario of a fire breaking out in an electrical cabinet.
September 2018 : Security management plan
(ES)2 began a study of the safety measures in place for critical sites (pumping stations, treatment stations, dams, etc.) of a regional hydraulic network in the south of France.
July 2018 : Major crisis simulation in an interconnected area and study of the vulnerability of water production and supply systems
In partnership with the consulting firms Prolog and ATOS, (ES)2 began a study examining the impact of major crisis simulations for the water supply systems of the interconnected area of Paris, Ile-de-France, on behalf of a public order group comprising the four largest water companies of the Paris region.
June 2018 : Internal Emergency Response Plans of water supply companies
In partnership with the engineering firm Hydratec, (ES)2 completed an internal Emergency Response Plan for each of the 12 producers and suppliers of drinking water in the department of Deux-Sèvres.
May 2018 : Call out in New Caledonia for Points of Vital Importance (PVI)
(ES)2 was called out to New Caledonia to improve the resiliency of drinking water facilities classed as PVI (Point of Vital Importance).
April 2018 : Ultimate Emergency Water Distribution Plan and Revision of Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
(ES)2 began the drafting of an ultimate emergency water distribution plan for an important city of the north of France, dealing with in particular a deteriorated water supply at a regional hospital.
(ES)2 revised and completed an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for drinking water reservoirs classified as PVI (Point of Vital Importance) in Hauts-de-France.
March 2018 : Preliminary Security Diagnosis of water supply systems
(ES)2 was called out on behalf of an operator in charge of water services in the south of the Paris region to improve the security of its critical sites.
February 2018 : Support for an Operator of Vital Importance (OVI)
(ES)2 began a support programme, including training and drafting services, for a public water company in Britany, which has been designated as an Operator of Vital Importance (OVI) by state authorities.
(ES)2 offered their initial recommendations, with members of the public order group Naldeo-FPC Ingénierie, about a study aimed at improving the management of incoming and outgoing flows of an incinerator of a large syndicate specialised in the treatment and processing of household and similar waste.
January 2018 : Pre-Crisis Operational Diagnosis (PCOD) of water supply and sanitation
(ES)2 began a study on behalf of two operators in charge of water supply and sanitation for large regional authorities in the south-west of France, with a view to establishing a supply crisis management plan and a continuity plan.
(ES)2 prepared a first expert appraisal on the preparation strategy for water supply and sanitation services of a Paris region department in response to a major flood.
December 2017 : Crisis Management Exercise (scenario of major damage to a feeder and power cut)
(ES)2 prepared and coordinated two crisis management exercises : the first for drinking water in Mayenne and the second on a sanitation network in Loire-Atlantique.
(ES)2 began an ongoing assessment of the risks at an important WWTP in the west of France.
November 2017 : Crisis Management Exercise (Ultimate Emergency Water Distribution Plan)
(ES)2 prepared and coordinated a Crisis Management Exercise with a scenario of a breach in the water supply in a seaside resort in Loire-Atlantique with the deployment of an Ultimate Emergency Distribution Strategy for a healthcare facility.
(ES)2 consultants delivered their conclusion for a tender document on the notions of crisis management and continuity plans in the water supply network of a large African city.
October 2017 : Intervention in urban transportation
(ES)2 began a support programme of a company in charge of urban transport for a large regional authority in the west of France. It examined aspects of security, continuity planning and emergency response.
September 2017 : Submission of technical brief
(ES)2 consultants delivered their conclusions and proposals on aspects of crisis management and business continuity planning in a technical brief tender designed for the client to win the management of the rapid transportation network from Charles de Gaulle airport to the center of Paris.
July 2017 : Trip to Singapore and technical study on the network transporting sewage and storm water for the Paris area
(ES)² is in Singapore for the Interpol World Expo to talk about the protection of water supply systems. Just before departure, (ES)² was submitting a strategic report on emergency preparedness and crisis response for the network collecting and transporting waste and storm water for the Paris area.
June 2017 : Crisis management drill (chemical pollution)
(ES)² prepares and manages a crisis management drill for a large waste water treatment plant located in the North of France which is based on a chemical pollution’s scenario entering the plant.
May 2017 : Protection of industrial IT systems
(ES)² and its IT partner Axis & Co are chosen to review the way a utility company in charge of the water systems for the Paris area is implementing the Loi de Programmation Militaire, which regulates in France the protection of industrial IT systems for critical infrastructures.
April 2017 : Security audits on a large number of water supply systems
(ES)² is mandated by a utility company in charge of the water supply systems in the Southern suburb of Paris to perform security audits and to advise on the necessary corrective measures. This concerns wells, pumping stations, water tanks and water production units.
March 2017 : Security audit of a waste treatment plant
(ES)² is mantated to audit and advise on how to upgrade the physical security of a large waste water treatment plant located in the North of Paris.
February 2017 : Strategic advice for a major utility company in a bidding process
(ES)² works on the utility company’s technical offer for the water supply systems of a major city located in the West of France. The issues tackled are emergency preparedness and crisis response.
January 2017: Technical offer on business continuity
Following a crisis management drill organized in 2016 on a large waste water treatment plant, (ES)² is writing a technical report on how to improve the plant’s business continuity and crisis response procedures.
December 2016
(ES)² is working with a large water company in a bidding process in order to renew its PPP contract for the water and sanitation services of a large French city. Its inputs are on business continuity, crisis response and the protection of critical infrastructures.
(ES)² is performing a market research study on emergency preparedness and crisis response for a large German water company.
November 2016
(ES)² is working for a public drinking water service in the Paris area to secure a main water treatment station and other upstream critical assets : one pumping station, wells, large row water reservoirs,...
October 2016 : Conferences on the security of water infrastructures
(ES)² is mandated by a utility company in charge of the drinking water networks of the 5th French largest city to organize a learning session about malicious acts targeting hydrants and street polling effects during heat periods. This seminar takes place after a first one which was asked by the public water service in charge of the greater metropolitan Paris area.
(ES)² was also requested to organize two workshops on the security of water supply systems during the Nîmes global security forum.
September 2016 : Security audit
(ES)² is working for a large city in the South-West of France to better secure its water supply systems due to the terrorist threat.
August 2016 : RETEX on flood response
(ES)² is working for a water and sanitation company to learn operational lessons from the last floods which stoke the Paris area end of May/beginning of June 2016.
July 2016 : Security of critical infrastructures
(ES)² is working on a large-scale project to reinforce the security of critical sites (main pipes, dams, water systems, water treatment stations,….) for a utility company mainly in charge of row water transportation in the South of France.
Juin 2016 : EURO 2016 emergency preparedness
(ES)² is working for the utilities in charge of the water supply for three large French cities which host the EURO 2016 football championship. Emergency preparedness and crisis response plans are reviewed as regards water production and distribution.
May 2016 : Lessons learnt in past crises
(ES)² begins working for a large water company on the lessons learnt from past crises faced in waste water collection and treatment. Those crisis include accidents involving toxic chlorine gas, failure of control and command systems, as well as pollution of rivers.
In order to respond to the exceptional flooding faced by the Paris area, (ES)² consultants also help the clients’ of the company to deploy appropriate measures of mitigation.
April 2016 : Review of water contamination emergencies
(ES)² is mantated by a large utility to work on the emergency response procedures in case of any accidental or non conventional pollution of the water networks.
March 2016 : Security policy for the protection of critical infrastructures (Morocco)
(ES)² submits its analysis and recommendation which aim at improving the governance and the management of security at large critical sites under the control of a water and power supply company.
February 2016 : Crisis management drill (sewage treatment)
After an initial evaluation of the emergency preparedness and crisis response procedures existing, the consultants of (ES)² prepare and manage a large-scale crisis management drill on a waste water treatment plant based on a scenario of chemical pollution following a malicious act.
January 2016 : Security audit
Due security concerns in France, (ES)² is mandated to perform a vulnerability assessment on a large water treatment plant in the Paris area and provides its recommendation on how to better manage sub-contractors from a security point of view.
December 2015 : Conceptual design for a crisis management room
(ES)² works for a large public water company to advise its staff and design a new crisis management room with the latest technogies and equipment.
November 2015 : Technical assistance in Kuwait
(ES)² is helping a water company which has signed an Operation & Maintenance contract with the Ministry for Water and Electricity of the State of Kuwait in order to improve its emergency preparedness plans on a large desalination plant.
October 2015 : Crisis management drill (network pollution)
(ES)² is invited by its client, one of the largest public water company in Europe, to observe a crisis management drill, involving security services, water and pollution experts, and based on a malicuous act causing a lethal pollution of the water supply network.
September 2015 : Crisis management drill (resource pollution)
(ES)² began a pre-crisis diagnosis on emergency preparedness and crisis response on behalf of a large water company which has been delegated the responsability of water production and distribution by a large city located in the West of France. The final objective of this study is to organize in December a crisis management drill based on a scenario of massive pollution of water resources which are however key for the supply of 80 000 inhabitants.
August 2015 : Vulnerability study on a large waste water treatment plant
Following several malicious acts which targeted industrial sites in France, (ES)² has been asked to perform a security audit on one of the largest waste water treatment plant in Europe, also considered as a critical chemical Seveso site.
July 2015 : Resiliency study on a US waste water treatment station
Following Superstorm Sandy, (ES)² works on Long Island on the East coast of the US to upgrade the resiliency measures taken to better secure a sanitation station which has been completely overflowded in October 2012.
June 2015 : Technical assistance in Myanmar
In partnership with a large engineering firm, (ES)² performs a risk management and resiliency study on the water supply systems of Mandalay, the second largest city of Myanmar, in case of any major flooding or power black out. A specific focus is carried out on emergency water supply in case of any earthquake, Mandalay being located in a very seismic region.
May 2015 : Crisis management drill (critical pipe burst)
For one of its client which manages the production and distribution of potable water for a large French harbour in the North of France, (ES)² prepares the scenario of a large scale crisis management exercice scheduled for next October. The scenario is built on a major pipe burst affecting the water supply to a sensitive industrial site.
April 2015 : Risk assessment on a large waste water treatment station
(ES)² has been mandated to assess external risks which could have a serious impact on a large waste water treatment facility. Risk analysis is focusing on flood risk management, the consequences of a power black out, as well as on malicious acts which could have a serious impact on the plant’s business continuity.
March 2015 : Technical development of a crisis management tool in Gabon
Following a training session on emergency preparedness in Gabon, (ES)² has been mandated to develop a crisis response electronic tool, which aims at collecting and organizing sensitive information during a major technical incident.
February 2015: Benchmarking in Switzerland and Slovakia
In order to perform a strategic study for a large water utility in the Paris area, (ES)² has analysed best practises existing on on-line pollution detection systems from Genova and Bratislava water supply companies.
January 2015 : Training in Gabon on crisis response
(ES)² is in charge of a training session for the company in charge of water and power supply in Gabon. The training is focused on emergency preparedness and on crisis reponse based on best practices coming from various utilities. At this occasion, (ES)² consultants have also performed a pre-crisis assessment.
December 2014 : Flood Defence & Prevention Expo in London
(ES)² is attending Flood Defence & Prevention Expo in London, the must-attend event for flood prevention professionals.
November 2014 : Flood response plans for a french bank
More than a year since the beginning of his assignment, (ES)² continues to work for the HQ of a major French bank, in order to design its flood response plans , and more particularly to take into account underground flooding and sewage network overloading.
October 2014 : Benchmarking study on the latest row water monitoring stations
For one of the largest drinking water service in Europe, (ES)² is conducting a benchmarking study on the latest row water monitoring stations.
September 2014 : SCADA vulnerability assessment
(ES)² performs a SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) vulnerability assessment for a large water and power supply company in Morocco.
July 2014 : Defining new service offers for emergency response situations
(ES)² is mandated by a French water company in order to design and market new added value services for emergency situations (emergency water supply, flood response, water resources’ pollution,…).
June 2014 : Major crisis response training exercise
(ES)² operates in Morocco to set up a major crisis training exercise based on a power supply break down impacting several major industrial customers. About hundred people were involved in this exercise, either in the company’s crisis management cell and on the ground.
May 2014 : Development of business continuity policy
(ES)² works in France to support a water operator in developing the value of its knowledge for business continuity and crisis management in the frame of a tender for water public service delegation in the Paris area.
April 2014 : Good practices assessment in Romania
(ES)² is in Romania to assess best practices of an international water operator, which has been developing an efficient knowledge in crisis management, especially for emergency response in case of earthquake.
April 2014 : Ground water issues
(ES)² and experts from SAFEGE engineering company deliver a joint speech on ground water flooding and urban resilience during the first seminar dedicated to centenary floods in the Paris area, set up by the French High Committee for Civil Defence.
March 2014 : Mentoring operational recommendations in the USA
Following a post disaster assessment conducted in April 2013, after Superstorm Sandy, (ES)² is back to the US to mentor and work on two of its past operational recommendations on behalf of a national water and wastewater treatment operator. A water plant on the East Coast and a waste water treatment plant on the West Coast are assessed in terms of vulnerability and resiliency.
February 2014 : Crisis management handbook
(ES)² is still operating for an international specialist in catering and remote site management to design and release its internal crisis management handbook.
January 2014 : Assessment of business continuity plans and emergency response procedures for a hydropower company
(ES)² works for a major European energy company to assess its business continuity plans’ efficiency in case of pollution of surface water and of major flooding.
December 2013 : Business continuity in water supply for a major French airport
(ES)² teams are mandated to assess physical vulnerabilities of the water supply systems delivering process and potable water to a major French airport.
November 2013 : Building resiliency major French bank’s head office
In partnership with SAFEGE engineers, (ES)² works for the HQ of a major French bank, in order to study and assess consequences of flood risks (surface flooding, underground flooding, sewage network overloading) and to design emergency response plans.
October 2013 : Crisis management training sessions
(ES)² delivers several presentations on crisis management for water and waste water systems during the regional and national sessions of the French High Committee for Civil Defence. (ES)²’s GM also conducts a “crisis management” seminar in the English session of the Master “Water for all” of Agro Paris Tech engineering school in Montpellier.
September 2013: Emergency Response and Business Continuity Plan in Oman
(ES)² is mandated by the operator providing process and drinkable water, waste water services for a major seaport and industrial area located in the Sultanate of Oman, in order to review its crisis management and business continuity processes.
July 2013: Crisis process and emergency plans review
(ES)² is committed for a major utilities in order to review and enhance crisis management process and emergency response plans.
June 2013 : population warning and alert tools
(ES)² works for the regional office of a major water company in order to improve its population warning systems relying on 2.0 communication tools.
May 2013: Crisis preparation in Senegal
(ES)² prepares crisis plans for a major European mining group operating in Senegal.
April 2013: Post disaster assessment in the United States of America
(ES)² is mandated by a major water and waste water treatment operator in order to assess the way it managed Sandy storm consequences that hit USA East Coast on October 2012.
March 2013: Crisis management in a mining and oil sector
(ES)² designs crisis management and operational risk control procedures for a catering company active in sensitive areas for mining and oil customers.
February 2013: Water administration of the Kingdom of Morocco
(ES)² shows to water administrations of the Kingdom of Morocco, work completed for emergency situations preparedness for a private Moroccan Water Company, aiming to organize a training program for major risks management dedicated to critical infrastructures operators in the Kingdom.
January 2013: International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi
(ES)² attends the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi in order to meet water and waste water treatment companies acting in Gulf area.
December 2012: Tender for public service delegation
(ES)² works for a French operator in order to improve its risk management procedures in the frame of a major international tender for water production and wastewater treatment.
November 2012: Water Contamination Emergencies Conference in Germany
(ES)² attends the Water Contamination Conference in Germany as a speaker on the issue: ”Emergency preparedness and crisis management: new issues at stake for utility managers”
October 2012: Final report on water resiliency
(ES)² presents the conclusions of its report aiming to improve drinkable water systems resiliency for a GCC state.
September 2012: African Forum on Business and Security
(ES)² speaks in Nairobi during the African Forum on Business and Security at a session dedicated to “Resiliency and response for critical infrastructures”.
August 2012: Safety assessment of a water plant
(ES)² makes an assessment on several sites (pumping station, water pipe, treatment plant and three reservoirs) for a key operator in Casablanca.
July 2012: Dam vulnerabilities assessment
(ES)² makes a vulnerability study for a dam playing a key role in water supplying of a major city in Bulgaria.
June 2012: Review of electrical response plans
(ES)² is commissioned to review electrical emergency plans of a Moroccan operator.
May 2012: Major crisis response training exercise
(ES)² prepares and manages a major crisis training exercise based on a breaking of a main water pipe for a Moroccan operator.
April 2012: Gulf Water Conference
(ES)² speaks during the 10th Gulf Water Conference on “Emergency preparedness and crisis response in water management”.
March 2012: Emergency water plan and alternative water supply solutions
(ES)² initiates a mission aiming to set up steps and phases of an emergency water plan for a Moroccan operator
February 2012: Assessment of water supply systems in the Gulf area
(ES)² starts for a GCC State a mission aiming to assess vulnerabilities and improve resiliency of its drinkable water supply systems against unconventional threats.
January 2012: “Customers incivilities management” training courses
(ES)² sets up training courses dedicated to improve management capabilities in front of customer’s incivilities for the management board of a water operator in Morocco.
December 2011: Urban resiliency in the Mediterranean Sea area
(ES)² delivers a report on urban resiliency of major cities located around the Mediterranean Sea, ordered by a think thank dealing with strategic issues in the MENA region.
November 2011: Berlin Forum
(ES)² is part of the Defence and Security E-Learning Forum in Berlin on the topic: ”Education in emergency preparedness and disaster management, for utility and crisis response managers”.
November 2011: Methodological handbook
(ES)² delivers the methodological handbook requested to support operators of a water company in preparing emergency and crisis situations.
October 2011: Rain season preparation in Morocco
(ES)² is committed to improve preparing measures before rain season in Morocco for a water and wastewater treatment company.
September 2011: Crisis management training course in Morocco
(ES)² sets up operational crisis management training courses for a water company in Morocco. Furthermore, (ES)² works on Rapid Reaction Units for pumping and power supply deployment.
May 2011: Master degree “Water for all”
(ES)² trains in emergency preparedness and crisis response water managers of the Master Degree course “Water for all” run by AgroParisTech Engineering School.
May 2011: Post crisis diagnostic in Morocco
(ES)² delivers conclusions and recommendations of post crisis diagnostic following urban floods in November 2010 which targeted a major Moroccan city.
March 2011: Mission in Brazil
(ES)² works in Brazil to train technicians of water and wastewater treatment operator in crisis situations management. Also, (ES)² is in Panama to study vulnerability of a wastewater treatment critical plant.
April 2011: National Session of the French High Committee for Civil Defence
During this course, (ES)² gives a lecture about hydraulic facilities vulnerabilities.