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Infrastructure Security Month is held annually in November to promote the vital role of critical infrastructure and to remind us why it is important to strengthen the security and resilience of America's critical infrastructure. 

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in celebrating Infrastructure Security Month with resources and tools to help your utility secure your infrastructure and increase resilience to natural disasters and malevolent acts that threaten the water sector.

Get Trained - Register an for Upcoming Water Sector Resiliency Event

Webinar: "Funding to Mitigate Disasters with Fed FUNDS"

November 7, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST

Join the US EPA for a free webinar on Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS). Fed FUNDS provides information tailored to water and wastewater utilities on federal disaster and mitigation funding programs from FEMA, USDA, EPA, HUD, SBA, and USBR.

Webinar: "Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT): Learning the Basics"

November 16, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST

Join US EPA for a free webinar on the Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT). WCIT is a secure database containing information on priority contaminants of concern for drinking water and wastewater systems to help systems prepare for, respond to, and recover from contamination incidents.

"How to Prepare Your Utility for Disasters -  A Webinar for Very Small Drinking Water Systems that Serve Under 3,301"

Join the US EPA for free webinars on how to prepare your utility for disasters with a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP).

November 14, 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST | Drought and Water Contamination Scenarios

December 12, 3:00 - 4:30 PM EST | Wildfire and Cybersecurity Scenarios

Access EPA's Tools and Resources to Build Resilience

Prepare for Climate Change Impacts

As the impacts of climate change become stronger and more frequent, providing clean and safe water to the public becomes more difficult. EPA's Creating Resilient Water Utilities initiative assists drinking water and wastewater utilities in building resilience to climate impacts. Use EPA's Resilient Strategies Guide to identify adaptive strategies that address your utility's climate priorities and critical assets.

Access EPA's Incident Action Checklists 

Drinking water and wastewater utilities can use these twelve "rip & run" style Incident Action Checklists to help with emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities. Incidents include wildfires, flooding, power outages, cybersecurity, and more.