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Disaster Sanitation

Disasters can take many different shapes, both natural and unnatural.  Natural disasters, such as a flood, can affect your food and water supply, indoor air quality (mold), and lead to disease transmission.

To help protect your health in a disaster, we are providing links on this page to documents about protecting your food and water, well and septic system, cleanup after a disaster, and other disaster related environmental health topics.

I hope that you don't ever need this information, but the best way to make it through a disaster is to be prepared for it.

Environmental Health inspects emergency shelters when they are needed for a disaster.

The Health Department also has a Threat Preparedness Page with additional information about how the Health Department is involved with preparing for, and responding to, different types of emergency events.
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Personal Food and Water Protection

What to Do after the Flood: Wells - EPA
SG-80 Disinfecting the Water Supply
SG-81 Disinfecting Small Quantities of Water
SG-82 Residential Food Safety
Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency - USDA

Disaster Clean-up

SG-84 Home Clean-up
Flood Clean-up and the Air in Your Home - EPA
DisasterAssistance.gov - FEMA

Retail Food Protection

SG-83 Retail Food Safety
Food Defense and Emergency Response for Retail Food - FDA

Protecting Yourself and Your Environment

What to Do after the Flood: Septic Systems - EPA
SG-84 F1 Health Care Precautions During Floods
SG-84 F2 Flood Waters and Tetanus
Contamination in Outdoor Flooded Areas - CDC

Disaster Preparedness

Natural Disasters and Severe Weather - CDC
Disaster Resource Center - USDA
FEMA Preparedness Portal - FEMA
WV DHHR Disaster Resource Information


Emergency Shelters should follow:
64 CSR 18 General Sanitation Regulations
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Lee B. Smith, MD, JD
Health Officer
Monongalia County
Health Department

453 Van Voorhis Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
Hours M-F 8:30-4:30
(304) 598-5100


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