Food, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Information for Use Before and After a Disaster or Emergency

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Before a Disaster or Emergency

• Food and Water Needs: Preparing for a Disaster or Emergency

After a Disaster or Emergency

Safe Food

• Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency
• Food & Water Safety and Hand Hygiene Resources (flyers, posters, stickers, PSAs)

Safe Drinking Water

Water Testing

• Private Well Testing
• EPA: Fecal Coliform and E. coli 0157: H7external icon

Water for Personal Use

• Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency
• Personal Preparation and Storage of Safe Water
• EPA: Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Waterexternal icon
• Make Water Safe
• Finding Emergency Water Sources

Water from Community Drinking Water Systems

• Community Drinking Water Use

Water from Private Wells

• Emergency Disinfection of Bored or Dug Wells
• Emergency Disinfection of Drilled or Driven Wells
• EPA: Private Drinking Water Wells: What to Do After the Floodexternal icon
• Disinfecting Wells After a Disaster

Water from Cisterns, Storage Tanks, Tankers, and Rain-Catchment Systems

• Emergency Disinfection of Cisterns and other Rain-Catchment Systems
• WHO: Cleaning and Disinfecting Water Storage Tanks and Tankers pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]external icon

Sanitation and Hygiene

• Personal Hygiene and Handwashing After a Disaster or Emergency
• Food & Water Safety and Hand Hygiene Resources (flyers, posters, stickers, PSAs)

Septic and Wastewater Concerns

• Septic Systems
• NASD: Flooded Private Sewage Systems: Safety, Sanitation And Clean-Up Concernsexternal icon
• Community Wastewater Treatment Systems