EPA Lists Drinking Water System AWIA Compliance Status
The EPA has published an updated list of community water systems (CWSs) impacted under Section 2013 of AWIA as well as their compliance status. The deadlines for completion for Medium and Small Community Water Systems are fast approaching.
Both the RA and ERP deadlines for Large-Sized CWSs have passed. However, CWSs that have not met the certification requirements must still comply with certification requirements.
Avoid non-compliance, fines, and reputational risk all at the same time. West Yost’s OTCR team has completed 25 AWIA compliance contracts for our clients. Contact Andrew Ohrt, at aohrt@westyost.com, to discuss meeting the deadline for your agency.
Andrew Ohrt, PE, ERMCP
Risk and Resilience Lead (OTCR Principal Technical Specialist I)
Andrew Ohrt, PE, ERMCP
Risk and Resilience Lead (OTCR Principal Technical Specialist I)
“One day I was driving under the new 35W bridge on my regular morning commute into downtown Minneapolis. The new 35W bridge replaced the old bridge that collapsed one day during rush hour in 2007. After spending the first part of my career focused on environmental engineering, I was inspired to change my professional path. My new direction was critical infrastructure resilience to safeguard our communities and the systems that support them. As an environmental engineer, water sector resilience was a perfect fit. Luckily, a week later an unexpected opportunity to do just that emerged.
That was 8 years ago. Now I work with a talented team of cybersecurity and resilience professionals on driving innovation in the water sector. In December of 2020 West Yost formalized our partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL). I am energized daily by the opportunity to improve the cyber-resilience both individual of the sector through our partnership with Idaho National Laboratories (INL). Not everyone gets to say that, and it means a lot.”