6 DISASTERRECOVERYTODAY. COM D I S A S T E R R E C O V E R Y T O D A Y Infrastructure Systems Drainage/crossings and bridges • Drainage structures • Culverts • Headwalls and wing walls • Low-water crossings • Gabion baskets, riprap, sheet piling, and geotextile fabric installation • Roadways • Restraining cables on bridges Sanitary and storm sewer systems • Access covers • Sewer lines • Pump stations Wastewater treatment plants • Elevation of equipment and controls that can be elevated easily • Dry or wet flood-proofing of buildings Potable water • Well systems • Raw water intakes • Water treatment plants Electric power distribution • Pad-mounted transformers • Using multiple poles to support transformers • Anchoring or otherwise protecting fuel tanks from movement in a disaster • Replacing damaged poles with higher-rated poles, of the same or different material such as replacing wood poles with precast concrete or steel • Adding guy wire or other additional support to power lines • Removing large diameter lines from poles • Providing looped distribution service or other redundancies in the electrical service to critical facilities Above-ground storage tanks • Strengthening or stiffening base connections. • Installation of self-initiating disconnects and shut-off valves Underground pipelines • Installation of shut-off valves so that damaged sections of pipeline can be isolated 406 Program — Pre-approved projects
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