Our team, in collaboration with subconsultant IC&EE, LLC, prepared the Confidential Bethlehem Water System Security Improvement Feasibility Study for the Bethlehem Water Authority. As the Authority’s appointed engineering consultant, our team also developed the Annual Report of Operations of the Authority’s Water System for the City of Bethlehem, which included a focused review of water system security in coordination with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Following confidential recommendations outlined in the report, the Authority commissioned a dedicated Water System Security Improvements Feasibility Study. This study addressed security vulnerabilities across twenty-two water system facilities, including source water reservoirs, raw and finished water transmission lines, the Water Filtration Plant, booster pumping stations, and storage tanks spanning Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, and Northampton Counties, PA. The assessment identified improvements such as enhanced physical security measures, access control systems, video surveillance, and SCADA communication upgrades.

The study culminated in a multi-year Security Improvements Capital Plan totaling more than $1.78 million in proposed upgrades. The plan also prioritized improvements by implementation sequence, enabling phased upgrades over time. These recommended security enhancements continue to be implemented as part of the Authority’s long-term infrastructure resilience strategy.