Fayette County's

Water System is ready to take steps to beef up security.

Tony Parrott,

system director, is expected to ask the County Commission Thursday to

approve the Water Committee's recommendations.

The committee

recently voted to recommend measures presented by consultants Fred Tanner

and Company.

"We're

in pretty good shape," Parrott told the Water Committee in earlier

discussions, "but there are additional things we can do and we're

going to look at that."

Committee members

discussed numerous possible scenarios for sabotage of the water supply,

in light of the current atmosphere of concern over terrorism, and concluded

that there might be more that the system can do to protect the water.

"People

just want to feel more secure about it," said committee Chairman

Chuck Watkins.

Additional

surveilance cameras and motion sensors at sensitive locations, better

fencing and gates are among security measures the group discussed.

"We ought

to look at the whole package," said County Attorney Bill McNally.

"One doesn't

know when you are the target, so you have to be as prepared as you can,"

McNally said, but added that beyond doing as much as possible to be prepared,

people shouldn't be overly concerned. "I honestly think the worst

thing we can do is just be afraid," he said.