On Jan. 4, 2021, Mikes (pronounced Meekas) Maillakakis began his work as senior engineer at Greater Pine Island Water Association. He said the GPIWA Board of Di
Guest Comment: GPIWA facilities are safe and secure
By Staff | Feb 24, 2021
As a water utility, Greater Pine Island Water Association is very aware of the various potential attacks on our infrastructure, both cyber and physical. Although the GPIWA is considered a small system that does not mean we have any less responsibility or commitment to our customers.
As a utility member of the American Water Works Association, we are provided information that the public does not have access to for security threats. GPIWA through this membership then had access to other information issued as a joint situational report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, US Secret Service, and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. GPIWA has many of the tools in place that are recommended to mitigate threats. In this recent incident of the Pinellas County City of Oldsmar water treatment facility, we will state that all our software is current and we have both an external