Hanford is preparing to install a $256,000 security system upgrade at water tank sites to protect consumers from potential tampering.
The City Council approved a contract in early July with Telestar to install security measures designed to resolve issues brought up in a federally-mandated vulnerability assessment.
Public Works Director John Doyel said the improvements will include cameras, alarms and other security measures to protect drinking water in the city from potential attacks.
âPrior to someone getting to one of our facilities, weâll know theyâre there and if they make some sort of attempt to access our facility then it will have an automatic shutdown procedure which will shut the facility off,â Doyel said.