Just as we’ve prepared, we encourage you to plan ahead and have provided some tools to get you earthquake-ready.
When a major earthquake hits the Bay Area people may be left without water, food, or electricity. Proper storage of emergency water is crucial to survival and planning ahead will better prepare you and your family. And even with extensive investments to upgrade our water mains, a large quake will damage water mains.
We recommend you store 2 gallons of water per person to use over the course of a week during a disaster. Get the information you need to be prepared and plan ahead. Also be sure to review the Family Disaster Planning Worksheet to assist in creating an emergency supply kit and action plan.
To learn more about our investments in infrastructure and the Main Replacement and Seismic Upgrade Program to improve the reliability of water storage and transmission after a large earthquake visit our Current Projects page.