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This website contains information on preparing for emergencies and entering an agreement for responding to emergencies. The agreement and the database contained on this website do not provide a guarantee of response nor ability to lessen the impact of a disaster to your utility.


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Welcome

TXWARN was created in December of 2005 after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita illustrated how difficult it could be for utilities to assist other utilities in recovery efforts. Realizing that utilities needed a different approach, the above leaders in the water community and state agencies have joined together to create the Texas Water/Wastewater Response Network or TXWARN.

TXWARN was designed after the only two existing models in 2005, CALWARN and FLAWARN. In just two short years, nearly the entire country has followed the CALWARN, FLAWARN and TXWARN models creating WARN programs nationwide. The idea of "Utilities Helping Utilities" has become a critical element in establishing resiliency for water and wastewater utilities.

All disasters are local and can include major weather events or other natural or manmade events. The TXWARN network is available to provide mutual aid whenever a significant service interruption may require assistance beyond a local utility's immediately available resources. The goal is to assist in the rapid recovery of service for the protection of the public health, the environment and your local community.

Joining TXWARN is free and there is never any obligation for utilities to provide mutual aid.

In January of 2008, TXWARN launched a new more robust system including our redesigned website. The improvements to our system allow us to better serve utilities when they need it most. We also include County and City Emergency Coordinators in our TXWARN system to help utilities better prepare and assist when necessary.

 
 

How to Join TXWARN

If your utility hasn't filled out the membership application, click on membership application to register your utility as a member. If you are a City or County Emergency Coordinator or other non-utility member that has been invited to join, please use the appropriate drop-down membership type when you join. For more information please contact info@txwarn.org.

Tutorial: How to use TXWARN (123KB PDF)