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Coordination between Water Utilities and Emergency Management Agencies

This fact sheet highlights why it is important for drinking water and wastewater utilities to establish working relationships with their local emergency management agencies.

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Coordination of the Water and Emergency Services Sector (PDF)(8 pp, 1 MB)