AWWA in favor of petition challenging cybersecurity rule

On April 17, the states of Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 3, 2023, cybersecurity rule. In response, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) issued the following statement:

"AWWA agrees with the April 17 petition filed by the states of Missouri, Iowa and Arkansas that points out EPA’s proposed cybersecurity approach is not only unwise, but legally flawed. AWWA intends to ask for the court’s permission to participate in this case in order to share our members’ experience and knowledge.