FEMA Adds Water Systems to Community Lifelines

FEMA, working with EPA and water sector stakeholders, has instituted a new Water Systems Lifeline in its Community Lifelines construct, which FEMA and its emergency management partners use to support incident response planning and operations. This new lifeline covers both potable water infrastructure and wastewater management. FEMA and EPA worked closely together to better identify and represent the water sector (drinking water and wastewater systems) in existing emergency response procedures, protocols, and frameworks.