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This has been an active hurricane season, and the Catawba County Environmental Health Section urges you to be prepared in case further hurricanes cause flooding or other damage in this area.

Important precautions during and after a hurricane covering health and safety, food and medicines, drinking water, septic tanks, insects and animals, and cleaning up after an event.

If your property is flooded and you are on a well, you should not use the water until you follow these well disinfection procedures.

The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has an very good website with much information on hurricane preparedness and actions to take in the aftermath of a storm.

The FDA has important answers to your questions about food safety if your power has been off or you have had flooding or other damage.

The Centers for Disease Control has a website devoted to staying safe and healthy after a hurricane. This site is also available en espanol.

You may track hurricanes and get the latest bulletins, radar and satellite info at the National Hurricane Center from NOAA.

Flooding may be extensive in low lying areas near bodies of water. Here is some information from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on health, safety and environmental issues during and after flooding.

What do I do if my house if flooded? Information on safe reoocupancy of flooded buildings.

How to handle disposal of animals after a hurricane disaster.