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id: "PE-15" title: "Water Damage Protection" family: "PE" family_name: "Physical and Environmental Protection" sort_id: "pe-15" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" enhancements: - pe-15.1

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Statement

Protect the system from damage resulting from water leakage by providing master shutoff or isolation valves that are accessible, working properly, and known to key personnel.

Guidance

The provision of water damage protection primarily applies to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources, including data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms. Isolation valves can be employed in addition to or in lieu of master shutoff valves to shut off water supplies in specific areas of concern without affecting entire organizations.

Assessment Objective: the system is protected from damage resulting from water leakage by providing master shutoff or isolation valves;

Assessment Objective: the master shutoff or isolation valves are accessible;

Assessment Objective: the master shutoff or isolation valves are working properly;

Assessment Objective: the master shutoff or isolation valves are known to key personnel.

Physical and environmental protection policy

procedures addressing water damage protection

facility housing the system

master shutoff valves

list of key personnel with knowledge of location and activation procedures for master shutoff valves for the plumbing system

master shutoff valve documentation

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with responsibilities for system environmental controls

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Master water-shutoff valves

organizational process for activating master water shutoff