Water ISAC Threat Protection Act

Summary#

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a program, within one year, to support drinking water and wastewater systems joining and using the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Water ISAC). The program would encourage and help community water systems, publicly owned treatment works, and other appropriate entities participate in the Water ISAC, pay some costs needed to start or keep membership, expand EPA cooperation with the Water ISAC on collecting and analyzing incident data, and strengthen Water ISAC tools and resources for monitoring the water sector and preparing for, detecting, responding to, and recovering from malevolent acts or natural hazards. The bill defines terms used, and authorizes funding for the program.

What it means for you#

• Community water systems and treatment works: the bill would create an EPA program that encourages participation in the Water ISAC and can offset costs that are necessary to join or maintain membership. It also requires EPA to expand coordination with the Water ISAC on incident data and to improve tools and materials related to monitoring and preparedness. EPA must set up the program within one year of enactment.
• Members of the public: the bill focuses on improving information sharing and preparedness for threats to drinking water and wastewater systems. It does not itself change water service rules or rates.

Expenses#

The bill authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to remain available until expended, to carry out the program. No publicly available information on additional cost estimates or a Congressional Budget Office score is provided in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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