Drought Household Water Planning Checklist: 14 Items
Reduce water waste and plan for restrictions or supply changes during extended drought.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Follow municipal water authority updates.
Follow municipal water authority updates.
Notes: Repair drips and running fixtures promptly.
Repair drips and running fixtures promptly.
Notes: Keep safe water reserves for possible service disruptions.
Keep safe water reserves for possible service disruptions.
Notes: Adjust landscaping and water use to local limits.
Adjust landscaping and water use to local limits.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Prioritize safe drinking, hygiene, and sanitation needs.
Prioritize safe drinking, hygiene, and sanitation needs.
Notes: Avoid unsafe reuse for food or drinking.
Avoid unsafe reuse for food or drinking.
Notes: Follow boil-water or do-not-use instructions exactly.
Follow boil-water or do-not-use instructions exactly.
Notes: Coordinate water needs with extreme heat precautions.
Coordinate water needs with extreme heat precautions.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Track household usage and repair new leaks.
Track household usage and repair new leaks.
Notes: Use safe containers and rotation guidance.
Use safe containers and rotation guidance.
Notes: Prepare for longer-term dry conditions.
Prepare for longer-term dry conditions.
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Reduce water waste and plan for restrictions or supply changes during extended drought.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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