FEMA's Business Continuity Planning Suite was created for any business with the need to create, improve, or update its business continuity plan. The Suite consists of business continuity plan...

U.S. EPA's CREAT is a risk assessment application, which helps utilities in adapting to extreme weather events through a better understanding of current and long-term weather conditions.

U.S. EPA's Climate Scenarios Projection Map illustrates potential climate change effects throughout the United States. These effects include changes in average annual temperature, precipitation,...

U.S. EPA's Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) Tool (version 2.0) is an easy way to find out how prepared a community is to handle emergencies that impact water systems. Users also learn about...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems provides a practical and flexible approach to help all...

U.S. EPA's Drought Response and Recovery Guide provides worksheets, best practices, videos and key resources for responding to drought emergencies and building long-term resilience. The guide...

U.S. EPA's Flood Resilience Guide helps utilities understand the flooding threat and identify practical mitigation options to protect their critical assets. The guide includes worksheets and step-...

U.S. EPA's Hazard Mitigation for Natural Disasters suggests to utilities how to mitigate natural disasters and their impacts, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires, tornados and power...

The environmental consultancy firm Hazen and Sawyer published a report discussing the impacts of wildfires on water treatment plant operations. In particular, it observes that poor influent water...

U.S. EPA's Incident Action Checklists are hazard-specific "rip-and-run" resources that help utilities identify actions to take before and during an incident. The checklists address drought,...

In November 2020, FEMA released its National Risk Index (NRI), an online mapping application that analyzes a community’s risk factors from 18 natural hazards, some of which include coastal...

U.S. EPA's Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply helps drinking water and wastewater utilities develop an emergency water supply plan.

U.S. EPA's Power Resilience Guide helps utilities identify the best ways to mitigate the effects of power outages. The guide addresses back-up generators and on-site power generation as well as...

This resource serves as an introduction to extreme weather event adaptation planning. Utilities can learn how to implement strategies to prepare for extreme weather events, to include...

U.S. EPA's Route to Resilience Tool (RtoR) uses brief videos to guide users through the process of building their own unique Roadmap to Resilience. The RtoR presents five stops along the 'Route...

U.S. EPA's Storm Surge Inundation Maps show hurricane strike frequency, storm surge flooding and FEMA flood zones along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. EPA's Weather & Hydrologic Forecasting for Water Utility Incident Preparedness and Response compiles a list of resources that drinking water and wastewater utilities use to maintain...