America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Section 2013 requires community (drinking) water systems (CWSs) serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update risk and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs) every five years.During the first 5-year certification period, approximately 98% of CWSs serving more than 3,300 people certified to EPA that they completed an RRA and ERP, as required by AWIA Section 2013. Thank you to the CWSs, technical assistance providers, and water sector organizations that helped CWSs comply with the law and improve their preparedness for malevolent acts and natural hazards!
The certification deadlines for Round 2 of AWIA Section 2013 are quickly approaching! See the upcoming certification deadlines in the table below:
Population Served | RRA Certification Deadline | ERP Certification Deadline |
Over 100,000 | March 31, 2025 | September 30, 2025 |
50,000 – 99,999 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 |
3,301 – 49,999 | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2026 |
As CWSs prepare for Round 2 of AWIA Section 2013, please know that EPA is here to help! EPA has free resources, templates, and recorded training on its AWIA Section 2013 website to help make the process of creating and updating RRAs and ERPs as easy as possible. If you have any questions about the upcoming AWIA cycle, feel free to reach out to EPA at dwresilience@epa.gov
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