Regris exists to make federal water security compliance accessible to every community water system — not just the ones with big budgets and dedicated compliance staff.
The America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires every community water system serving more than 3,300 people to conduct Risk and Resilience Assessments, maintain Emergency Response Plans, and certify compliance to EPA on a five-year cycle. Many utilities completed the first AWIA cycle in 2020-2021; the 2025-2026 cycle is the first five-year review and recertification cycle. For the roughly 9,500 systems subject to these requirements, compliance traditionally means hiring a consultant at $15,000 to $50,000 per engagement — a cost that many small and mid-size utilities struggle to justify.
Regris gives those utilities a guided AWIA Section 1433 documentation and gap-review workflow. It walks operators through the statutory elements in plain English, produces AWIA-aligned documentation for internal review, and provides a prioritized action plan — all for a fraction of the cost of traditional consulting.
Nick Sellers
Founder & CEO
Nick spent more than 20 years as a senior executive at Alabama Power and Southern Company, where he directed regulatory affairs, led renewable energy acquisitions, and managed federal legislative relations. He later focused on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience, working directly with utilities on protecting critical systems.
He founded Regris after seeing firsthand how small and mid-size water systems — the backbone of American public health — were struggling with AWIA compliance. The gap between free EPA tools that produce no finished document and consultants charging $15,000-$50,000 left too many utilities exposed. Regris exists to fill that gap.
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