{"id":14871,"date":"2021-01-06T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=14871"},"modified":"2021-01-06T14:16:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:16:48","slug":"us-epa-info-new-and-important-information-about-epa-resources-related-to-awia-compliance-data-water-security-preparedness-and-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/us-epa-info-new-and-important-information-about-epa-resources-related-to-awia-compliance-data-water-security-preparedness-and-response\/","title":{"rendered":"US EPA Info: New and important information about EPA resources related to AWIA Compliance data, Water Security, Preparedness and Response."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Check Out New and Updated Water Security Division Resources from 2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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New EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector Webpage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WSD recently published the\u00a0EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector<\/a>\u00a0webpage. The new page contains cyber resilience resources available from EPA including the\u00a0Water Sector Cybersecurity Brief for States<\/a>,\u00a0Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist<\/a>, Water Sector Cybersecurity Training and Response Exercises and Water Sector Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Program. The webpage also provides information on available DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alerts, including for the recent SolarWinds incident.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Visit EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Find Updated Compliance Data for America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0America’s Water Infrastructure Act Section 2013 (AWIA) Compliance Data webpage<\/a>\u00a0has been updated with information on which community drinking water systems (CWSs) are covered by the risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan certification requirements under Section 2013 of AWIA, as well as data on the CWSs that have complied with the law. CWSs, states, and water associations often ask EPA questions about who must comply with AWIA; this website update helps clarify which water systems must comply with the law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Find AWIA Compliance Data Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Learn About Past and Upcoming AWIA Workshops<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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During fall 2020, EPA sponsored a series of free, virtual workshops to help CWSs learn about AWIA risk and resilience assessment requirements. The workshops detailed the various free EPA compliance resources available to assist small and medium-sized CWSs prepare for their upcoming risk and resilience assessment certification deadline.<\/p>\n

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EPA is sponsoring another series of free, virtual workshops from January through March 2021 to help CWSs prepare for their upcoming risk and resilience assessment certification deadline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Respond to Disasters On the Go<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Water Utility Response On-The-Go (Response OTG) App consolidates and makes accessible from the field, information and tools that water utility operators and their response partners may need during an emergency.<\/p>\n

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The Response OTG App was recently updated to include local hazardous weather updates such as the current weather conditions; National Weather Service watches, warnings and advisories; and a detailed 36-hour forecast. The recent update also added customizable local contact lists. Other additions include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cQuick Tips\u201d for each section;<\/p>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Incident Briefing Forms.<\/p>\n

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You can download Response OTG at the\u00a0App Store<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Google Play Store<\/a>\u00a0on your mobile device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Conduct a Climate Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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EPA\u2019s\u00a0Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative<\/a>\u00a0provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities with the practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to climate change. Under CRWU, EPA released an update to our\u00a0Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT)<\/a>, which features a series of simple modules to conduct a climate change risk assessment at your utility.<\/p>\n

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CREAT has a user-friendly interface, includes climate change data projections, and provides monetized risk results. Updates to CREAT include:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0An option to assess regional economic consequences using data from EPA\u2019s\u00a0Water Health Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT)<\/a>;<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0A new process for selecting scenario data with addition of streamflow and coastal flooding projections;<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0Revisions to screen language in the tool;<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0Updated sea-level rise and value of a statistical life data; and<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0Improved tutorials and help.<\/p>\n

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CREAT has import capacity and integrates with other tools such as CRWU\u2019s\u00a0Resilient Strategies Guide<\/a>, as well as EPA\u2019s\u00a0Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool<\/a>\u00a0for those community water systems that are using it to comply with the risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan certification requirements under Section 2013\u00a0of\u00a0AWIA<\/a>.\u00a0You may also visit our\u00a0Case Study and Information Exchange Map<\/a>\u00a0to view how utilities are using CREAT.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Is Your Utility Prepared for Water Contamination Emergencies?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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If your utility is required to conduct a\u00a0Risk and Resilience Assessments<\/em>\u00a0under AWIA one strategy for mitigating identified contamination threats is to implement a\u00a0Water Quality Surveillance and Response System (WQ-SRS). WQ-SRS<\/em>\u00a0is an integrated system of monitoring techniques designed to provide early indicators of possible water contamination and a process for responding to contamination incidents.\u00a0The good news is that many utilities already have the building blocks of a WQ-SRS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To help assess your utility\u2019s existing capabilities and identify potential enhancements to those capabilities, EPA developed the\u00a0WQ-SRS Capabilities Assessment Tool<\/em><\/a>. This on-line resource is an easy-to-use self-assessment that provides actionable recommendations for enhancing WQ-SRS capabilities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Learn More and Access the Tool Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Become an Advanced Water Contaminant Information Tool User<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
The Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT) is a secure on-line database with comprehensive information about chemical, biological and radiochemical contaminants of concern for the Water Sector. It can be used to assist in planning for, and responding to, water utility contamination threats and incidents. In 2020, the Water Laboratory Alliance held beginner and advanced webinars for WCIT users and will continue these learning opportunities in the new year.<\/p>\n

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WCIT: Becoming an Advanced User:\u00a0<\/strong>January 27, 2021 at 1:00-2:30PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next WCIT: Becoming an Advanced User webinar will be held on January 27, 2021 and is geared toward active WCIT account holders to help them become more familiar with the database, including recent and upcoming changes, little-known features, and case studies of how other organizations are using WCIT. The featured topic for this webinar is the \u201cAdvanced Search\u201d functionality.\u00a0\u00a0This webinar will be limited to 50 attendees to foster participation and interaction among participants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check Out New and Updated Water Security Division Resources from 2020 New EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector Webpage WSD recently published the\u00a0EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector\u00a0webpage. The new page contains cyber resilience resources available from EPA including the\u00a0Water Sector Cybersecurity Brief for States,\u00a0Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist, Water Sector Cybersecurity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,14,7,5,11,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14871"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14878,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14871\/revisions\/14878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}