Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create an EPA program to strengthen water sector threat preparedness and resilience. It focuses on boosting participation in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center and improving monitoring, response, and recovery for drinking water and wastewater systems.
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- Community water systems and publicly owned treatment works would get support to join and maintain membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center and access improved tools for identifying, detecting, responding to, and recovering from malevolent acts or natural hazards.
- The Environmental Protection Agency and the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center would expand cooperation on incident data collection and analysis and enhance tools for monitoring the water sector and improving preparedness.
*Would authorize $10.0 million for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, totaling $20.0 million in authorized spending to establish and run the program.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More federal support for water security
If enacted, the EPA would have 1 year to create a program to boost water system threat preparedness. The program would help community water systems and treatment works join the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center. It would help pay costs to start or keep membership and expand EPA data sharing and analysis of water threats. The bill would authorize $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, available until spent.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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