EARTHQUAKES: Pipelines
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Pipeline failure during earthquakes with resulting loss of critical water supply from reservoirs is a common occurance.
- Supplies of water cannot be replaced for days due to power failures to supply pumps.
- Breaches of the pipeline systems fail to delover water supplies to people in crucial need.
- Breaches cause the waste of thousands of gallons of water into the ground.
- Curcial emergency relief centers such as hospitals are cut off of their water supply.
- Industrial complexes that are not shut down due to structural or other damage are often left without necessary supplies of water to manufacture their products.
