Emergency response
Water disruption
Planning for loss of the town water supply, including storage and council notices.
- Store at least 3 litres of drinking water per person per day for at least 3 days. You will need more for cooking, hygiene, hot weather, babies, illness and pets.
- Follow instructions from your local council or water supplier, including boil water notices.
- Your hot water cylinder and toilet cistern (not the bowl) can be emergency water sources if the supply has not been contaminated.
- Use the Water calculator in this app to work out your household shortfall.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-11-11
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- Status
- Approved for publication (unofficial summary)