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Emergency Water Storage Tips
You need at least two gallons per person per day for seven days minimum. Don’t forget pets.
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What is the status of the East Bay’s fire hydrants? EBMUD maintains about 30,000 fire hydrants in the East Bay and implements an inspection and maintenance program, conducting about 800 inspections annually and repairing or replacing hundreds of hydrants each year. EBMUD also collaborates with fire departments to ensure hydrants are operable, accessible, and meet the needs of the community, addressing issues reported during inspections or as part of upgrading portions of our 4,200 miles of pipeline. The loss of hydrant pressure is predominantly caused by demand. Too many hydrants in use at once in the same pressure zone can cause pressure loss in that zone. Municipal systems are not designed to have many dozens of hydrants in use within the same pressure zone.