New report explores effects of earthquakes on water utilities

摘要

In 2010-11, major earthquakes hit Chile, Japan and New Zealand, causing significant damage to water system infrastructure. In response to these events, the Water Research Foundation funded project #4408 under the Emerging Opportunities Program to investigate the potential implications of the earthquakes on U.S. water utilities. The resulting Web-only report, Recent Earthquakes: Implications for U.S. Water Utilities, highlights the damage to water system infrastructure from the earthquakes as well as relevant information from other water systems in recent earthquakes, the response of the water agencies in repair and restoration of potable water service to customers, and the effectiveness of various earthquake-countermeasures that were previously implemented by these water agencies.