Storm‐related Power Outages: Are You Ready?

Having standby power available if a primary electrical power source fails ‐ from severe weather, equipment malfunction, accidents, or terrorist attacks ‐ is vital to a water utility's emergency operations plan. As the Suffolk (N.Y.) County Water Authority found out last summer, there is no bett...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2012-04, Vol.104 (4), p.22-26
Hauptverfasser: Spence, Shannon, Thompson, Phil
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Having standby power available if a primary electrical power source fails ‐ from severe weather, equipment malfunction, accidents, or terrorist attacks ‐ is vital to a water utility's emergency operations plan. As the Suffolk (N.Y.) County Water Authority found out last summer, there is no better way to test preparedness than by weathering a potentially devastating large storm.
ISSN:0003-150X
1551-8833
DOI:10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.0062