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Water Resilience

New Risk Assessment and Emergency Response Plan Requirements for Community Water Systems

Prepublication Copy Notice:

The following Federal Register document was signed on March 19, 2019:

Title: New Risk Assessment and Emergency Response Plan Requirements for Community Water Systems

Action: Notice

FRL: XXXXX-XX

Docket No.: EPA-HQ-OW-2019-XXXX

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This notice describes the requirements for community water systems serving more than 3,300 to complete risk and resilience assessments and emergency response plans under the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018. 

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