Natural Disaster Preparedness

Preparing Your Public Water System for a Natural Disaster

Tips to follow before a natural disaster strikes to ensure that your public water system suffers as little interruption of service as possible.

New Rules for Water Systems in Harris County: Develop and Implement an Emergency Preparedness Plan

As required under SB 361 (Senate Bill 361, 81st Legislature, 2009), we have amended the Texas public drinking water rules. Water systems with customers in Harris County must develop an approved emergency preparedness plan (EPP) to restore operating pressures whenever a power outage lasts more than 24 hours.

Emergency Preparedness Plan Shell for Water Systems in Harris County

Many water systems with customers in Harris County must create an emergency preparedness plan (EPP) and then submit the EPP for our review by March 1, 2010. To help these systems comply with this requirement, we have created an EPP shell and these instructions for completing it.