Addressing Contamination Incidents in RRAs and ERPs

United States

America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) section 2013 revised Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1433 and requires community water systems (CWS) serving more than 3,300 people to prepare or revise and certify risk and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by specified deadlines every five years. Five-year re-certification deadlines are upon us, with deadlines occurring throughout 2025 and 2026. 

Intentional contamination is one type of malevolent act that CWSs may want to address in their RRA and ERP. In this webinar, EPA will provide examples of how CWSs can address contamination incidents in their RRA and ERP.