Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-88 of the assessment under subsection (a), that the system has com- pleted such plan. The emergency response plan shall include— "(1) strategies and resources to improve the resilience of the system, including the physical security and cybersecurity of the system; "(2) plans and procedures that can be implemented, and identification of equipment that can be utilized, in the event of a malevolent act or natural hazard that threatens the ability of the community water system to deliver safe drinking water; "(3) actions, procedures, and equipment which can obviate or significantly lessen the impact of a malevolent act or natural hazard on the public health and the safety and supply of drinking water provided to communities and individuals, including the development of alternative source water options, relocation of water intakes, and construction of flood protection barriers; and "(4) strategies that can be used to aid in the detection of malevolent acts or natural hazards that threaten the security or resilience of the system. "(c) COORDINATION. —Community water systems shall, to the extent possible, coordinate with existing local emergency planning committees established pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right -To -Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.) when preparing or revising an assessment or emergency response plan under this section. "(d) RECORD MAINTENANCE. —Each community water system shall maintain a copy of the assessment conducted under subsection (a) and the emergency response plan prepared under subsection (b) (including any revised assessment or plan) for 5 years after the date on which a certification of such assessment or plan is submitted to the Administrator under this section. "(e) GUIDANCE TO SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. —The Administrator shall provide guidance and technical assistance to community water systems serving a population of less than 3,300 persons on how to conduct resilience assessments, prepare emer- gency response plans, and address threats from malevolent acts and natural hazards that threaten to disrupt the provision of safe drinking water or significantly affect the public health or signifi- cantly affect the safety or supply of drinking water provided to communities and individuals. "(f) ALTERNATIVE PREPAREDNESS AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE PROGRAMS.— "(1) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT. —A community water system that is required to comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) may satisfy such requirements by — "(A) using and complying with technical standards that the Administrator has recognized under paragraph (2); and "(B) submitting to the Administrator a certification that the community water system is complying with subparagraph (A). "(2) AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE. —Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Arf of 1QQc fho Araminicfrofnr c1 11 ronnrrni'zo fonhnin�1 cf�nra_