AWIA Compliance
What we do for you
For both initial compliance and renewal submissions, we can assist you with completing the required Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for compliance with the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). We utilize the latest EPA, industry and proprietary guidance documents and tools to gather the needed information and produce compliant RRAs and ERPs in a cost-effective manner. AWIA compliance requires the coordination of numerous water utility resources. Our experience and expertise let you successfully accomplish your required compliance with minimal disruption from normal activities.
The service MunicipalH2O provides gives me peace of mind knowing that all of our bases are covered. It’s nice to know MunicipalH2O will be right there during the actual compliance inspection.
Dan Dawson City of Searcy, AR
AWIA Regulation Overview
Passed by Congress in October 2018, America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires each community water system serving more than 3,300 people to develop Risk and Resilience Assessments (RRAs) that considers the risks to the water system from malevolent acts and natural hazards. The law also requires an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for the water system to be developed, or the existing ERP for the water system be updated, based on the results of the completed RRA. The law specifies the components that the RRA and ERP must address and establishes deadlines by which water systems must certify to EPA that the RRA and ERP have been completed. Wastewater treatment plants are not currently required to meet AWIA requirements.
Each community water system must submit a certification to EPA that the system conducted the RRA. Additionally, an ERP addressing the findings of that completed RRA must be done within six months after submission and certification of the RRA. Every five years, each community water system must review and, if necessary, revise the RRA and submit a recertification to the EPA. The original deadlines for submitting the RRA & ERP for certification are based on the population served by the water system and are shown below.
| Population Served | Certification | Original Deadline | Next Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
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≥ 100,000 |
RRA |
3/31/2020 |
+ 5 years |
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50,000 - 99,999 |
RRA |
12/31/2020 |
+ 5 years |
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3,301 - 49,999 |
RRA |
6/30/2021 |
+ 5 years |
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≥ 100,000 |
ERP |
9/30/2020 |
+ 5 years |
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50,000 - 99,999 |
ERP |
6/30/2021 |
+ 5 years |
|
3,301 - 49,999 |
ERP |
12/31/2021 |
+ 5 years |
