Regris exists to make AWIA documentation easier to organize for community water systems without large compliance teams.
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 provides fixed-fee AWIA Section 1433 documentation reviews, async refresh sprints, and a supporting software workspace. It helps utilities organize source materials, identify unresolved items, and prepare draft packets for internal review. Regris does not certify compliance or replace legal, engineering, cyber, or regulatory review.
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 trying to maintain a clear AWIA documentation trail with limited staff. Regris was created to provide a practical middle ground between self-directed templates and a large consulting engagement.
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