US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
The enforceable US federal cybersecurity duty for drinking water: Safe Drinking Water Act section 1433 as rewritten by America's Water Infrastructure Act 2018 requires every community water system serving more than 3,300 people to assess the risks to and resilience of its system, including its electronic, computer and automated systems and their security, certify to EPA, review every five years, and keep an emergency response plan with cybersecurity strategies, response procedures, mitigation and detection. EPA enforces it under section 1414; the 2023 sanitary survey cybersecurity interpretation was withdrawn.
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements is a compliance framework from United States (EPA) with 3 domains and 16 controls that map to 178 other frameworks. The largest domains are SDWA 1433(a) Risk and resilience assessment – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (8 controls), SDWA 1433(b) Emergency response plan – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (5 controls), SDWA 1433(c), (d) and (f) Coordination, records and alternative programs – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (3)
SDWA 1433(a) Risk and resilience assessment – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(i) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(i) Assess risk from malevolent acts and natural hazards |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(ii) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(ii) Assess resilience of assets, including electronic, computer and automated systems and their security |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(iii) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(iii) Assess monitoring practices |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(iv) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(iv) Assess financial infrastructure |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(v) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(v) Assess the use, storage and handling of chemicals |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(1)(A)(vi) | SDWA 1433(a)(1)(A)(vi) Assess operation and maintenance |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(3)(A) | SDWA 1433(a)(3)(A) Certify the assessment to EPA by the statutory deadline |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(a)(3)(B) | SDWA 1433(a)(3)(B) Review the assessment every five years and recertify |
SDWA 1433(b) Emergency response plan – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(b) | SDWA 1433(b) Prepare the emergency response plan and certify within six months |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(b)(1) | SDWA 1433(b)(1) Resilience strategies and resources, including physical security and cybersecurity |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(b)(2) | SDWA 1433(b)(2) Response plans, procedures and equipment |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(b)(3) | SDWA 1433(b)(3) Actions that obviate or lessen impact |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(b)(4) | SDWA 1433(b)(4) Detection strategies |
SDWA 1433(c), (d) and (f) Coordination, records and alternative programs – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(c) | SDWA 1433(c) Coordinate with local emergency planning committees |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(d) | SDWA 1433(d) Keep the assessment and plan for five years |
| us-epa-safe-drinking-water-act-sdwa-cybersecurity-requirements::1433(f)(1) | SDWA 1433(f)(1) Alternative route: comply with an EPA-recognized technical standard and certify |
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US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements is a compliance framework from United States (EPA) with 3 domains and 16 controls. The enforceable US federal cybersecurity duty for drinking water: Safe Drinking Water Act section 1433 as rewritten by America's Water Infrastructure Act 2018 requires every community water system serving more than 3,300 people to assess the risks to and resilience of its system, including its electronic, computer and automated systems and their security, certify to EPA, review every five years, and keep an emergency response plan with cybersecurity strategies, response procedures, mitigation and detection. EPA enforces it under section 1414; the 2023 sanitary survey cybersecurity interpretation was withdrawn. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements actually require?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements has 16 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are SDWA 1433(a) Risk and resilience assessment – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (8 controls), SDWA 1433(b) Emergency response plan – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (5 controls), SDWA 1433(c), (d) and (f) Coordination, records and alternative programs – US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements do I already cover?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements maps to 178 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents (9% coverage), GLBA (9% coverage), India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022 (9% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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