Sewerage BCP (Disaster Response Plan)

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, sewerage facilities in affected areas were severely damaged, causing serious impact on citizens' lives, including restrictions on toilet use and overflowing sewage from manholes. In response to such an earthquake, we believe that continuing sewerage operations even in the event of a disaster is an urgent issue. The city sewer BCP [Earthquake / tsunami Edition] ".
In recent years, sewerage facilities have been damaged by river flooding in various parts of the country, and there is a need to strengthen flood control measures. Therefore, we devise Yokohama-shi sewer BCP [flood section] newly and raise sewer business continuity power.

■What is Sewerage BCP?
The Yokohama City disaster preparedness plan, which is stipulated in Yokohama City, is a comprehensive and basic plan that defines matters to be addressed from prevention to emergency measures, recovery and reconstruction.disaster preparedness plan.

The “Yokohama City Sewerage BCP” describes the work related to sewerage functions that should be secured after the earthquake, despite the restrictions on resources (people, goods, information, etc.) when a disaster occurs. What to do at the level? "

BCP:Business Continuity Plan

■Yokohama City Sewerage BCP [Earthquake and tsunami], [Flood]

<To citizens and businesses>
If the sewerage facilities are severely damaged due to an earthquake or heavy rain, and the sewage treatment function and the flow function of the sewer is stopped or reduced, we ask that citizens refrain from using the sewer (self-restraint of use, etc.) May be.

■About use of sewer at the time of disaster (request) (PDF: 53KB)