How a Water System Prepares for Pandemic Flu

April 25, 2006

The utility company that delivers water to Denver is among those making preparations for a flu pandemic and other disasters that could force its service into emergency operations should large numbers of people become unable to work. The preparations reinforce the importance of designing water and wastewater systems that require as little human effort as possible. We've long taken pride in the reliability and ease of maintenance that come with products like Gorman-Rupp self-priming pumps, which can run for years on minimal maintenance and almost never require service that can't easily be performed by an operator in the field. That kind of reliability is a great insurance policy for utilities that could become short-staffed in an emergency.

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last revised 4.2006