[buffaloguy]

Two years ago the Texas legislature passed a law that all water systems and water treatment plants had to install diesel genersators sufficient to run them during a big disaster without interruption. They are all in place now so we will have running water. Period.

This is a great advance for us and it is something that you demand from your legislator in the current session. It really will make it easier to survive. It is a huge jump.

[SCalGal]

How much diesel fuel is stored for them and how long will it last?

[PapaBear3625]

Two years ago the Texas legislature passed a law that all water systems and water treatment plants had to install diesel genersators sufficient to run them during a big disaster without interruption. They are all in place now so we will have running water. Period.

The Japanese reactors had backup generators for the cooling systems. Then the earthquake and tsunami happened, flooded the ones that were in the basement, and the roads were in no shape to allow for fuel deliveries for the generators, or to truck in replacement generators.

On 9/11, NYC's main emergency command center was on the 23rd floor of 7 World Trade Center.

We will eventually find out what sort of disaster will knock out the generators for the water system.

[SampleMan]

Two years ago the Texas legislature passed a law that all water systems and water treatment plants had to install diesel genersators sufficient to run them during a big disaster without interruption. They are all in place now so we will have running water. Period.

The diesel runs out in 10 days tops. Then what?