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Welcome

Following the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and then Hurricane Rita, it became apparent that even with the extraordinary efforts of utilities, water associations, the TCEQ and the State Emergency Operations Center, the demand for resources and knowing where those resources were available overwhelmed the ability to effectively coordinate the initial response.

Realizing that utilities needed a different approach, the below leaders in the water community and state agencies  have joined together to create the Texas Water/Wastewater Response Network or TXWARN.

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. For more information please contact info@txwarn.org.

Tutorial: How to use TXWARN (123KB PDF)

About TXWARN

Based on two other models, CalWARN and FlaWARN, TXWARN is designed to provide a utility to utility response during an emergency.

Our mission is to support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual assistance matters for public and private water and wastewater utilities.

The TXWARN Web site does this by providing its members with emergency planning, response and recovery information before, during and after an emergency. As the nationwide WARN system expands, it will become easier to provide mutual aid to other states as needed.

The core of the TXWARN Web site is its emergency equipment database that matches utility resources to a member's needs during an emergency. A member can locate emergency equipment (pumps, generators, chlorinators, evacuators, etc.) and trained personnel (eg. treatment plant operators) that they may need in an emergency.

The TXWARN program provides its member utilities with:

• A standard omnibus mutual assistance agreement and process for sharing emergency resources among members statewide.
• The resources to respond and recover more quickly from a disaster.
• A mutual assistance program consistent with other statewide mutual aid programs.
• A forum for developing and maintaining emergency contacts and relationships.
• New ideas from lessons learned in disasters.

There are two sides to this Web site. The public side is open to anyone to view. This side gives you basic information about TXWARN and how to join.

The second side, the resource database, is only open to members who have signed the agreement, and it is free!

Please take a moment to explore our Web site!