The America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) required systems serving at least 3,300 people to conduct a risk and resiliency assessment, and then incorporate those findings into an updated Emergency Response Plan.  EPA Region 7 held a series of three workshops in February 2021. The recordings of those three workshops can be found at these links (enter your name, email, and then the recording will show):

Other recordings are also posted to the EPA AWIA RR&ER website under the heading “Fall 2020 AWIA Workshop Series Video.”

In addition, EPA is also hosting another full 3-part AWIA workshop and an AWIA webinar. You must register separately for each module.

In May, EPA will host another AWIA webinar to answer attendee questions and review key topics. This will be especially helpful for systems that have started to complete their RRA or ERP and have specific questions or topics they would like to revisit.

Risk and Resiliency Assessment Certification Deadlines (by system size):

Emergency Response Plan Certification Deadlines (by system size):

Reminder: Both certifications are required every five years. EPA is implementing this requirement; the certifications are submitted directly to EPA and not to Iowa DNR.  Note that the actual assessment and ER plan are not submitted to EPA; only the certifications are submitted.