ISO Publishes Water Crisis Management Guidance

When disaster strikes, water, the most basic resource crucial for our survival, can become compromised. To help water utilities be prepared and continue to operate in any event, ISO has published ISO 24518. The new standard lists the steps utilities have to take to be ready for any crisis. ISO 24518 also looks at what to do during an emergency and how to re-establish services and learn from the situation.Lack of potable water can become a huge problem in an emergency. Similarly, safely removing and disposing of sanitary wastewater and drainage storm water is vital to prevent epidemics, general contamination of people and