Emergency Preparedness
General Flood Information
Cornell University's Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has information on how to respond during emergencies such as: Agrosecurity/Food Safety, Animals in Emergencies, Family Matters, Fire, Hazardous Materials, Homeland & Personal Security, Infectious Diseases, Natural & Weather Related Disasters, Power Outages, Radiological Incidents
Water Quality Resources
Private wells - What to do if your well is involved in a flood
Septic systems - How to deal with a flooded septic system
Dealing with a boil water order - Boiling and/or disinfecting water to make it safe to use
Finances & Housing
"Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit" on the University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension website discusses strategies and provides tools that can help you move along the road towards financial recovery. Tools are designed to help families make decisions that are best for their family. This toolkit is designed so that those financially impacted by a disaster can utilize the individual units or use the entire toolkit as their situation requires. Includes units that help you consider your housing options as a homeowner or as a renter. Visit:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/tough-times/disaster-recovery/family-financial-toolkit/
Gardens & Produce
Our Extension colleagues in the Midwest have prepared several fact sheets that address the safety of consuming produce from home gardens that have been flooded, as well as whether it is safe to continue gardening on a flooded site after the waters subside. "Safely Using Produce from Flooded Gardens" (219kb PDF) from the University of Wisconsin-Extension covers how to determine whether your garden produce can safely be consumed or should be discarded. Also from UWisc-Extension: "Produce from flooded gardens - is it safe to eat?". The South Dakota Extension Service publication, "Flooded Gardens" discusses whether and how to salvage garden produce, and also whether to plant on previously flooded land. "Dealing with Flooded Fields" from Cornell University addresses many of these issues for agricultural producers, and includes suggestions on cover crops to plant following a flood.
