States ‘Hungry’ For Cybersecurity Guide Despite SDWA Suit, Attorneys Say

Two industry attorneys say EPA is likely to try again to require states to review water utilities’ cybersecurity practices if a court rejects its controversial Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) memo on the subject, but could take a more collaborative approach in any replacement, saying states are “hungry” for guidance on how to identify and fix vulnerabilities. In a recent interview with Inside EPA , attorneys Brooks Smith and Judith Jagdmann, both partners with the law firm Troutman Pepper, said...