Incident Action Checklists for Water Utilities

Drinking water and wastewater utilities can use these twelve "rip & run" style checklists to help with emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities. 

• Source Water Contamination Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (648.99 KB, 11/2025, 817-F-25-005)
• Distribution System Contamination Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (777.26 KB, 10/2025, 817-F-25-004)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a distribution system contamination incident.
• Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (689.82 KB, 10/2024, 810-B-17-004)
  Provides information on preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a cybersecurity incident.
• Wildfire Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.6 MB, 03/2022, 817-F-22-001)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a wildfire incident.
• Power Outage Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.91 MB, 09/2021, 817-F-21-008)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a power outage.
• Pandemic Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (612.33 KB, 03/2020, 810-F-20-002)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a pandemic incident.
• Harmful Algal Bloom Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.24 MB, 10/2017, 810-B-17-005)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a harmful algal bloom incident.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Storms Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (530.88 KB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-003)
  Provides information on preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for extreme cold and winter storms.
• Earthquake Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (755.37 KB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-002)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for an earthquake.
• Drought Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.17 MB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-001)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a drought.
• Extreme Heat Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (349.77 KB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-004)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for an extreme heat emergency.
• Flooding Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.55 MB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-005)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a flood incident.
• Hurricane Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.26 MB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-006)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a hurricane.
• Tornado Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1.18 MB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-007)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a tornado.
• Tsunami Incident Action Checklist (pdf) (1000.04 KB, 01/2015, 817-F-15-008)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions water utilities can take for a tsunami.

Support Checklist for the Water Sector

Water sector partners that support water utilities can use this checklist to help with emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

• Checklist for Laboratory Providing Analytical Support to Water Contamination Incidents (pdf) (870.9 KB)
  Provides preparedness, response, and recovery actions laboratories can take to provide analytical support to water utilities during contamination incidents.