Infrastructure Actions Facebook Tweet Email US plans to counter 'disabling cyberattacks' against water systems White House officials and the EPA asked governors to make health and security officials available for a meeting on Thursday. Prev Next Brittany Peterson / AP By: Scripps News Group Posted and last updated The Biden administration wants states to help plan new protections for water infrastructure across the U.S., which it says is at a growing risk from cyberattacks.White House officials and the EPA asked governors to make health and security officials available Water loss is a growing problem, especially in shrinking US cities Older industrial communities often don't have the revenue to keep up aging oversized water infrastructure.LEARN MORE"Drinking water and wastewater systems are a lifeline for communities, but many systems have not adopted important cybersecurity practices to thwart potential cyberattacks," said EPA Administrator Michael Regan.The U.S. plans to build what it calls a Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force, which will gather input from state stakeholders to find and fix "the most significant vulnerabilities."