AUGUST 13, 2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER
On October 23, 2018, the SDWA was amended in accordance with the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). In relevant part, AWIA amended Section 1433 of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 3001-2.
Section 1433 of the SDWA is an ?applicable requirement? as defined in Section 1414(i) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. ? 300g-3(i)(1).
Although the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) administers the Public Water Supply Supervision Program in the State of Georgia pursuant to Section 1413 of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300g-2, the EPA retains primary enforcement authority over Section 1433 of the SDWA.
Section 1433(a)(1)(A) of the SDWA requires a CWS serving more than 3,300 persons to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment of its system. The RRA shall include an assessment of:
a. the risk to the system from malevolent acts and natural hazards;
b. the resilience of the pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems (including the security of such systems) which are utilized by the system;
c. the monitoring practices of the system;
d. the financial infrastructure of the system;
e. the use, storage, or handling of various chemicals by the system; and
f. the operation and maintenance of the system.
A CWS serving a population of more than 100,000 people was required to certi