{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-watt-announce-dhs-study-focused-charlotte-infrastructure-protection", "PRICE, WATT ANNOUNCE DHS STUDY FOCUSED ON CHARLOTTE INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION", "2013-10-24", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Representative David Price (D-NC), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Charlotte-area Representative Mel Watt (D-NC), announced today that the City of Charlotte's water system will be the subject of a key Department of Homeland Security (DHS) infrastructure protection pilot program. In 2014, the Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP) program will conduct ten infrastructure protection studies across the country focused on identifying vulnerabilities and risk mitigation opportunities. Protecting our infrastructure is central to our homeland security, Rep. Price said. The RRAP study will help DHS create a blueprint communities across the country can use to make sure their residents have clean drinking water in the event of a manmade or natural disaster. I am extremely pleased that Charlotte has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to participate in such an important study, said Rep. Watt. No doubt, this reflects on the value of the Charlotte region as a growing population center and the results of the study will be critically valuable to our area. The Charlotte water delivery system serves more than 750,000 people in the region. The RRAP study is the first of its kind to focus on a water system in its entirety. The study will provide local, state and federal policymakers with key findings related to the cascading impacts of possible failure points, identifying interdependencies and security gaps. After the study is released, DHS will continue to offer resources and assistance to mitigate risks and address security issues. # # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-watt-announce-dhs-study-focused-charlotte-infrastructure-protection"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.22868362814188, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}