Worst-case scenarios have been happening to cities with increasing regularity. A city sewage treatment plant experiences a power outage, n-flow and out-flow pumps shut down, and untreated waste is released to surface waters.
A more serious scenario occurs when drinking water can’t be pumped in, properly treated and made available to the community.
Municipalities must obtain and maintain dependable primary and backup power to avoid local disasters. And as towns and cities grow, existing prime or backup generators may prove to be inadequate.
