Utilities Seek Modifications To Senate’s SDWA Cybersecurity Provisions

Drinking water utilities are raising concerns about EPA-related cybersecurity provisions the Senate included in water infrastructure legislation it approved earlier this year, saying that while the provisions are well-intentioned, they are unlikely to work as lawmakers envision to protect the water sector. In July 21 testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, a representative of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) raised concerns over several provisions of the bill. For example, the group suggested that a provision...