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America's Water Infrastructure Act:
Promoting Asset Management via the Capacity Development
Program
Project Approach
Purpose:
The purpose of this factsheet is to outline the amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as mandated by the
American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018 Section 2012: Asset Management. This provision protects America's
continued DWSRF investment in drinking water infrastructure by requiring the promotion of asset management. This provision
aligns with the EPA's strategic measure of reducing the number of public water systems with health-based violations by
ensuring long term sustainability of public water systems. By states amending their capacity development strategy to include
a description of asset management, public health protection is expanded by supporting the technical, managerial, and
financial capacity of public water systems.
Background:
AWIA amends the SDWA and requires:
•	That the states amend their state capacity development
strategy to include a description of how the state will
encourage, as appropriate, the development of asset
management plans that includes best practices and any
training, technical assistance, and other activities to help
implement asset management plans.
•	That the states include an update of these activities to
encourage asset management practices in the
Governor's report.
•	The EPA to review and update, if appropriate, asset
management documents and trainings every five years.
Implementation Timeline:
May - June 2019: the EPA has been working with an
ASDWA subcommittee (9 state volunteers) to discuss
approaches for AWIA Section 2012 implementation.
August 2019: the EPA will host a Listening Session for
Stakeholders to review approach and gather feedback from
state drinking water programs and technical assistance
providers.
September 2019: the EPA will release the implementation
guidance for state and the EPA Regional capacity
development state coordinators.
October - December 2019: the EPA will host a roll-out
webinar for state capacity development coordinators on
guidance and available asset management tools and
trainings.
Implementation:
To address AWIA Sec. 2012, the EPA plans to:
•	Develop an Implementation of Capacity Development
& Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs to
Reflect A WIA Sec 2012 memorandum.
•	Update the Report Criteria for Annual State Capacity
Development Program Implementation Reports memo
to include AWIA requirements.
•	Update the Handbook for Capacity Development:
Developing Water System Capacity Under the SDWA.
•	Revise the EPA Regional Coordinator Capacity
Development Strategy Review Checklist.
Asset
Management
1 Current State of
Assets
3 Critical Assets
2 Level of Service
4 Minimum Life
Cycle Cost
5 Long-term Funding
Plan
For more information, please visit:
www, epa. aov/safewater/a wi a
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AWIA Sec. 2012 Asset Management Language:
"SDWA 1420. Capacity Development
(c)(2)(F) a description of how the State will, as appropriate-
(i) encourage development by public water systems of asset management plans that include best
practices for asset management; and
0i) assist, including through the provision of technical assistance, public water systems in training
operators or other relevant and appropriate persons in implementing such asset management plans.
(c)(3)	Report.
Not later than 2 years after that date on which a State first adopts a capacity development strategy under
this subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the head of the State agency that has primary responsibility
to carry out this subchapter in the State shall submit to the Governor a report that shall also be available to
the public on the efficacy of the strategy and progress made toward improving the technical, managerial,
and financial capacity of public water systems in the State, including efforts of the State to
encourage development by public water systems of asset management plans and to assist
publics water systems in training relevant and appropriate persons in implementing such
asset management plans.
(d)(5)	Information on Asset Management Practices. - Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment
of this paragraph, and not less often than every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall review and, if
appropriate, update educational materials, including handbooks, training materials, and technical
information, made available by the Administrator to owners, managers, and operators of public water
systems, local officials, technical assistance providers (including nonprofit water associations), and State
personnel concerning best practices for asset management strategies that may be used by public water
systems."
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