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Flood and Storm Preparation for Businesses

Floods can happen anywhere. Even if your business is not in a floodplain, it can be flooded by natural or manmade events. Business owners are liable for any contamination and cleanup caused by their hazardous materials.

Act now to prepare your business!

1. Manage your chemical products and wastes
2. Get your shop in order.
3. Store hazardous materials properly.
4. Figure out your "Plan B."

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For more information and guidance:

• How to use Sandbags
  • How to set out sandbags to protect property from floods
    http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/EmergencyManagement/Sandbagging+Information.htm
  • How to use the right materials for sandbags and how to properly dispose of them after a flood
    http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0907078.pdf
• Local Emergency Planning Committees: www.ecy.wa.gov/epcra/lepclist.html
• Ecology – Shorelands and Environmental Assistance, Floods: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/floods/index.html
• Ecology – Toxics Cleanup Program, Underground Storage Tanks: Flood Information for Underground Storage Tank Owners, www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/ust-lust/tanks.html
• Washington Military Dept., Emergency Management Division, Business Prepardness
  www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_business.shtml
• Washington Military Dept., Emergency Management Division www.emd.wa.gov/hazards/haz_flood.shtml
• Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm
• FEMA, Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry: www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1689
• FEMA, Protect Your Business from All Natural Hazards: www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3259
• Flood Prevention for Underground Storage Fuel Tanks www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0909190.html