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Flood Safety Information

• Drinking Water Safety
  • Recommendations for wells inundated by flooding:  Word | PDF (*free viewer)
  • Drinking Water Safety:  Word | PDF (*free viewer)
  • For additional instructions on shocking your well:
    • Instructions
  • For Additional Information Visit:
    • Maine CDC Drinking Water Program website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/eng/water/index.htm
    • Maine CDC Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/etl/homepage.htm
    • Environmental and Occupational Health "Well Water Quality" website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/eohp/wells/index.htm
    • Department of Environmental Protection: http://epa.gov/safewater/faq/emerg.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/whatdo.html
• Loss of Power:
  • In the event you lose your power due to flooding, and have to heat your dwelling with alternative heat sources, be sure to protect yourself and your family from Carbon Monoxide (CO).
    See our CO Fact Sheet
  See also:
  • Outages:
    • Central Maine Power Outage Central
    • Bangor Hydro Outages
    • Eastern Maine Electric Coop Announcements
    • Maine Pubic Service Outages
  • Food Safety after a Power Outage
  • USDA - Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods (PDF)
• After Flooding:
  • Guidelines for the period following a flood
    http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/fl_after.shtm
  • Mold growth may be a problem after flooding
    http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html#Floods/Flooding
  • During a flood and its aftermath, there are some basic facts to remember that will help protect your personal health and safety
    http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
    
• Questions and Answers about Mold
  • Questions and Answers about Mold:  Word | PDF (*free viewer)
  • For Additional Information Visit:
    • FEMA website: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/fl_after.shtm
    • Department of Environmental Protection website: http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html#Floods/Flooding
    • U.S.CDC website: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
    • Maine Indoor Air Quality Council website: http://www.maineindoorair.org/Mold%20Information.htm

 

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