EPA Publishes New Flood Resilience Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities

EPA’s Water Security Division is pleased to announce the release of their newest tool called “Flood Resilience: A Basic Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities.” Drinking water and wastewater utilities are particularly vulnerable to flooding, which can damage pumps, disconnect chemical tanks, break distribution lines and disrupt power supplies. Targeted to small and medium utilities, the Flood Resilience Guide outlines a simple, 4-step assessment process to help any water utility understand their flooding threat and identify practical mitigation options to protect their critical assets.  With a user-friendly layout, the Guide provides worksheets, instructional videos, and flood maps to help utilities through the process.  For outreach to the water sector, EPA has partnered with rural water organizations in several states to co-present training on flood resilience.  EPA also intends to conduct a national webinar to further promote the Flood Resilience Guide.  You can download the tool from EPA’s website at water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity.