EPA Faces New Water Security Duties Under Fresh White House Push

The Biden administration is launching a new policy aimed at protecting “critical infrastructure” from physical and cybersecurity threats, with EPA as the designated “sector risk management agency” (SRMA) for water systems -- a designation that requires it to quickly craft new plans and resources for the sector. President Joe Biden on April 30 signed a new national security memorandum (NSM) on “Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience,” aiming to tighten and modernize requirements for agencies to protect a range of sectors...