EPA Moves to Protect Water Systems From Cyberattacks

EPA Moves to Protect Water Systems From Cyberattacks
The City of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility's sedimentation basins in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 2, 2022. Rogelio V. Solis/File/AP Photo
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday called on states to boost their cybersecurity practices to protect public drinking water, as attacks against critical infrastructure facilities have been increasing.

The EPA said cyberattacks on public water systems (PWSs) amount to a threat to public health.