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US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
United States (EPA)
v2018 (AWIA, with 2023 updates)
4 domains
7 controls
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces cybersecurity requirements for public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Key requirements include: America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA, 2018) Section 2013 mandating risk and resilience assessments including cyber risks, EPA enforcement actions for cybersecurity failures (using SDWA Section 1433), and EPA's 2023 memorandum requiring states to include cybersecurity in public water system sanitary surveys. EPA works with CISA to provide technical assistance. Applies to approximately 151,000 public water systems in the United States.
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US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements is a compliance framework from United States (EPA) with 4 domains and 7 controls that map to 185 other frameworks. The largest domains are AWIA Section 2013 Certification and Records (4 controls), Cybersecurity (1 controls), Reporting (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (4)
AWIA Section 2013 Certification and Records
4 controls
Cybersecurity
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| USSDWA-2 | Cybersecurity Practices (Assessment, Access, Network, IR) |
Reporting
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| USSDWA-3 | EPA Reporting and Inspection |
Risk Assessment
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| USSDWA-1 | AWIA Section 2013 Risk and Resilience Assessment |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements, you already cover:
NIST Privacy Framework
29%
2 controls mapped
Compare →Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
29%
2 controls mapped
Compare →PSD2 SCA
29%
2 controls mapped
Compare →+ 182 more: OSFI B-13 (29%), Open Banking Security (29%)
See all 185 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 185 other frameworks
7 total controls
NIST Privacy Framework
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
PSD2 SCA
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
OSFI B-13
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
Open Banking Security
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
29%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
MTCS (Singapore)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
HKMA SPM
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
GLBA
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UK AI Regulation Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
OECD AI Principles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NATO Cyber Defence Policy and NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Japan AI Guidelines
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
IEEE 7000
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UK Open Banking Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
PCI PIN Security
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
PCI SSF
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
SOC 2
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
PCI P2PE
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 20000-1
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
14%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
IACS Unified Requirements E26/E27 - Cyber Resilience of Ships and On-Board Systems
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
IEEE 1686
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
ISMAP (Japan)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Laos Law on Prevention and Combating Cybercrime (2015)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
MITRE ATT&CK
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
MITRE D3FEND
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Myanmar Cybersecurity Law (2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NERC CIP
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-123
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-144
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-145
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-146
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-61
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-63-4
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-88
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-92
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
OWASP MASVS
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
PTES
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
SLSA
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
14%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Bahrain PDPL
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
FISMA
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Ghana Cybersecurity Act
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
GLI-33 - Gaming Laboratories International Event Wagering Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
HITECH Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
HL7 FHIR Security Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Indonesia PDP Law
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
South Korea PIPA
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
MARS-E
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-122
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-137
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-66
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
OpenSSF Scorecard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
OWASP Top 10:2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
PAS 1192-5:2015 - Security-Minded Approach to BIM and Digital Built Environments
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
PDPA Singapore
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
PDPA Thailand
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Privacy Act 2020
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Uruguay DPL
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
India DPDP Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
LGPD
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Liechtenstein DPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Mauritius DPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Mexico LFPDPPP
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Turkey KVKK
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Texas Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Taiwan PDPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Qatar DPL
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
POPIA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Peru DPL
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
What is US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements and who does it apply to?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements is a compliance framework from United States (EPA) with 4 domains and 7 controls. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces cybersecurity requirements for public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Key requirements include: America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA, 2018) Section 2013 mandating risk and resilience assessments including cyber risks, EPA enforcement actions for cybersecurity failures (using SDWA Section 1433), and EPA's 2023 memorandum requiring states to include cybersecurity in public water system sanitary surveys. EPA works with CISA to provide technical assistance. Applies to approximately 151,000 public water systems in the United States. 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 7 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are AWIA Section 2013 Certification and Records (4 controls), Cybersecurity (1 controls), Reporting (1 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 185 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST Privacy Framework (29% coverage), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 (29% coverage), PSD2 SCA (29% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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