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EPA: Free Cyber Vulnerability Scanning for Water Utilities
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a fact sheet: Free Cyber Vulnerability Scanning for Water Utilities, developed in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Water Sector Coordinating Council and the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators. The document and promotional messaging are intended to drive water …
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We’re hiring!
Summary: The Training Specialist provides professional on-site and virtual training per the water treatment training protocols developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to members of the small system water and wastewater community in Maryland. This person will develop instructional materials and deliver water …
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New EPA Webinar: Addressing Public Water System Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys
May 24, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00pm ET USEPA, Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division will host a free, one-hour webinar that will discuss the recently released memorandum Addressing Public Water System Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or an Alternate Process. This webinar will be for public water …
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EPA releases Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance
On Thursday, August 4, 2022 EPA released guidance for communities and water utilities to help identify lead pipes that connect drinking water service to homes and other buildings and to develop and maintain inventories of these service lines. This action marks a key milestone in …