Wildfire threats and extreme weather can put a heavy strain on regional utility systems. While firefighters are on the front line protecting our community, TMWA staff and crews are set up to support the effort: keeping water pressure steady in the system and providing back up power when needed.

To ensure uninterrupted service during emergencies and power outages, TMWA maintains a resilient back-up power infrastructure designed to keep the water flowing. With over 60 stationery and portable generators on stand-by across its network, this strategically positioned system provides critical operational redundancies that help safeguard the community before, during and after power disruptions.

Back-up power generation helps ensure continuity of service to customers and also maintains water pressure required for fire hydrants if needed. Inside TMWA’s 24/7 control center, operators monitor pressure levels and distribution flow across the entire system in real time. If an outage cuts power to a pump station or high fire demand pulls heavily from a specific tank, operators can reroute water supplies and spin up auxiliary power so taps and fire lines remain operational.

Keeping critical water facilities operating during fire and power interruptions is part of TMWA’s commitment to deliver water to our customers when needed most. To read more about the ways TMWA works to build resiliency into our community’s water system visit: tmwa.com/25.