Compare and contrast: To mitigate impact of wildfires on communities’ water, report fills gaps in guidance to public drinking water system staff

Compare and contrast: To mitigate impact of wildfires on communities’ water, report fills gaps in guidance to public drinking water system staff

Science Daily


Wildfires increasingly threaten public drinking water systems, but guidance on how to address damage to these systems from a wildfire has been insufficient, conflicting or inaccurate. A new publication offers the first comprehensive guidance for public drinking water system staff, outlining the decision-making process for testing and recovering water distribution systems after a wildfire.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Climate and Severe Weather.