Drinking water and wastewater utilities can use these twelve "rip & run" style checklists to help with emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities.
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Pandemic Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 627 K,
3/26/2020)
Provides preparedness, response and recovery actions water utilities can take during a pandemic incident.
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Power Outage Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 2 MB)
Provides preparedness, response and recovery actions water utilities can take in a power outage.
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Harmful Algal Bloom Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 1 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take during a harmful algal bloom incident.
- Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(6 pp, 1 MB)
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Extreme Cold and Winter Storms Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 540 K)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in extreme cold and winter storms.
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Earthquake Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 1 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in an earthquake.
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Drought Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 2 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a drought.
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Extreme Heat Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(7 pp, 835 K)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in an extreme heat emergency.
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Flooding Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(9 pp, 2 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a flood incident.
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Hurricane Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 2 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a hurricane.
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Tornado Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 1 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a tornado.
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Tsunami Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 1 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a tsunami.
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Volcanic Activity Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(10 pp, 2 MB)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take for volcanic activity incidents.
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Wildfire Incident Action Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 986 K)
Provides information on preparedness and response actions water utilities can take in a wildfire incident.