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An ERO for Water: What H.R. 2594 Borrows From NERC, and What It Leaves Behind
Policy Pulse Patrick Miller Policy Pulse Patrick Miller

An ERO for Water: What H.R. 2594 Borrows From NERC, and What It Leaves Behind

Water utilities in at least seven states reported cyber incidents this summer, and Congress now has two answers that point in opposite directions. One bill gives EPA direct authority. The other certifies a sector-led body to write and enforce the requirements, modeled on the electric sector. A close read of what H.R. 2594 borrows from the Federal Power Act, where it departs, and what twenty years inside that model cost.

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