WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems (FLOWS) Act of 2026 (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FLOWS-Act.pdf) to help rural utilities improve reliability while also strengthening and modernizing their cybersecurity.
Rural water and wastewater systems are struggling with aging infrastructure, limited staffing and rising operational costs. Many of these systems serve fewer than 3,300 people and are under-resourced, making it harder to deploy modern tools that larger utilities rely on to detect leaks, manage pressure, monitor water quality and prevent service disruptions...