News & Analysis as of

Critical Infrastructure Sectors Wastewater

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO...

Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO Issued Report - The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on August...more

Nossaman LLP

White House Issues Dire Warning Regarding Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater System Cyberattacks

Nossaman LLP on

The Biden-Harris Administration is redoubling its efforts to improve cybersecurity for the nation’s water systems. In March, the EPA and the White House issued a dire warning to state governors alerting them of the need to...more

Woods Rogers

What You Need To Know About CISA’s Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water & Wastewater Sector

Woods Rogers on

CISA’s Incident Response Guide outlines ways in which WWS owners and operators can engage with federal agencies to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, including best practices for incident response and...more

Nossaman LLP

UPDATE: Court Holds Reasonable Use Finding Not Required for Wastewater Discharge Permits

Nossaman LLP on

UPDATE: In response to a request for modification by the State and Regional Water Boards, the Second District Court of Appeal has limited certain aspects of its prior ruling. The primary ask of the State and Regional Water...more

Nossaman LLP

EPA Grants Could Leave Door Open for Cyberattacks and IP Theft

Nossaman LLP on

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rush to push billions of dollars of grant assistance to recipients has created the potential for devastating cyberattacks and intellectual property theft on water/wastewater...more

Polsinelli

Looting of Local Governments Leads to Cybersecurity Standards for the Water and Wastewater Sector

Polsinelli on

Last week classes for elementary schools, high schools and a community college in Boston were canceled due to a cyberattack. Last month an Arkansas school district approved a payment of $250,000 to cybercriminals to retrieve...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Division Y-Cyber Incident Report for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 Becomes Law, with Regulations Expected by 2025

Harris Beach PLLC on

Division Y – Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 was signed into law by President Biden on March 15. Highlights of the Act include: ...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Cyber Partnership or Regulation—What Lurks Beneath the Water “Surge”?

Wiley Rein LLP on

Federal agencies have been actively looking at cyber threats to critical infrastructure. In a January 27 announcement the White House said: “it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA/FBI/NSA Issue Two Joint Cybersecurity Alerts for Critical Infrastructure

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency recently issued two joint alerts to critical infrastructure entities—one addressing BlackMatter...more

Snell & Wilmer

Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Passes the Senate

Snell & Wilmer on

Arizona’s Senior U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema is credited as being instrumental in negotiating the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, H.R. 3684, entitled “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Missouri To Move To Next Phase Of Vaccinations On March 15

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Governor Parson announced that Missouri will move to the next phase of vaccinations, Phase 1B-Tier 3, on Monday, March 15. This will make the vaccine available to an additional 550,000 Missourians. Phase 1B-Tier 3 includes...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

2020 lame duck summary and 2021 preview

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Overview - The year 2020 began with the optimism of advancing numerous pieces of legislation and promises of strong bipartisan cooperation, but activity suddenly halted in March with the onset of shutdowns due to the...more

Cozen O'Connor

The Saga Continues: Pennsylvania PUC Delays Action on Terminating the Moratorium on Utility Shut-offs

Cozen O'Connor on

In March 2020, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an emergency order that prohibits Pennsylvania electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommunications, and steam utilities from terminating...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The EPA’s COVID-19 Enforcement Policy—A Reasonable Compromise In Extraordinary Times

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

Smart companies are planning for scenarios under which they might not be able to comply with environmental laws because of COVID-19. The noncompliance might be trivial—failing to keep up certifications because recertification...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

BB&K Government Relations Team Helps Client Secure Federal Grant for Water Project - Las Virgenes-Triunfo JPA Pure Water Project...

With the assistance of Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Government Relations team, including Senior Director of Governmental Affairs John Freshman in Washington, D.C., a client received almost $500,000 in federal funding for water...more

K&L Gates LLP

“A Lot of Ingredients” in This Year’s WRDA

K&L Gates LLP on

As Congress works to complete a Water Resources Development Act for 2016 (“WRDA 2016”) before the summer Congressional recess, stakeholders with an interest in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) civil works projects,...more

Snell & Wilmer

To “SIB” or Not to “SIB” – That Is the Question on How to Timely Fund Necessary Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements

Snell & Wilmer on

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Survey showed that $271 billion is needed for the Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure, including for investor-owned utilities regulated by state public utility commissions....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NIST Guide Highlights Cybersecurity Considerations for Utilities and Manufacturing Companies

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In 2013 alone, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) responded to more than 256 cyber-incident reports—more than half of them in the energy...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Public-Private Partnerships Offer Alternative Model for Water Infrastructure Projects

Burns & Levinson LLP on

In February 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts completed a study of the state’s drinking, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs that identified a funding gap of at least $39 billion over the next 20 years. The...more

Cozen O'Connor

New Jersey Creates Energy Resilience Bank to Develop and Harden Energy Assets of Critical Facilities

Cozen O'Connor on

One of the most important and sobering lessons learned in the wake of Superstorm Sandy was how susceptible New Jersey’s critical facilities, such as water and wastewater treatment centers, transportation centers, emergency...more

20 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide