Description: SCWARN helps utilities connect with other utilities to prepare for and recover from emergencies.
Can't view the slide show? Be sure to download the latest Flash plugin at adobe.com --> Following the impacts of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent that even with the extraordinary efforts of utilities, water associations, and state regulatory agencies, the demand for resources and knowing where those resources were available overwhelmed the ability to effectively coordinate the initial response. FEMA demonstrated that it could not effectively assist utilities in a timely manner.
SCWARN is a Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) of utilities helping other utilities to:
Past disaster response and lessons learned tell us that: