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EPA withdraws controversial cybersecurity memorandum amid legal battle with states, water associations

EPA withdraws controversial cybersecurity memorandum amid legal battle with states, water associations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its March 2023 cybersecurity memorandum, which urged states to assess the cybersecurity of operational technology (OT) within public water systems during sanitary surveys or other state initiatives. Citing ongoing litigation (State of…

Energy Committee examines expertise of sector specific agencies over critical infrastructure protection

Energy Committee examines expertise of sector specific agencies over critical infrastructure protection

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held on Tuesday a subcommittee meeting with witnesses from the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discuss each agency’s expertise in protecting…

Fitch Ratings says EPA requirements could lead to rising costs, prove onerous for smaller systems

Fitch Ratings says EPA requirements could lead to rising costs, prove onerous for smaller systems

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings identifies that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement that all public water systems incorporate cyber risk and resiliency in their periodic reviews will add an increased regulatory and financial burden, which could be ‘onerous…

Water sector set to ramp up PWS cybersecurity using sanitary surveys, yet gaps are expected to persist

Water sector set to ramp up PWS cybersecurity using sanitary surveys, yet gaps are expected to persist

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out last month a memorandum that calls for the evaluation of the cybersecurity of OT (operational technology) systems used by public water systems (PWSs), when conducting sanitary surveys or through other state programs.…