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Use extreme caution when entering the building, as it may collapse without warning.
Bring flashlights, rather than lanterns, torches, or lighted cigarettes into the building—there may be leaking gas lines or flammable material.
Stay away from fallen or damaged wires.
Check for leaking gas pipes in your home. Do this by smell. If you smell gas, do this:

1. Open all windows and doors;
2. Turn off the main gas valve at the meter,
3. Leave the house immediately;
4. Notify the gas company or the police department;
5. Don’t reenter the house until you are told it is safe to do so.

If any electrical appliances are wet, turn off the main power switch, unplug the appliances and let them dry out.
Do not use fresh food that has come in contact with flood waters.
Test drinking water for potability; wells should be pumped out and the water tested before drinking.
Keep tuned to your radio or television stations for advice and instructions of your local government on: where to go to obtain necessary medical care in your area; where to go for emergency assistance such as housing, clothing, and food; and ways to help yourself and your community recover from the emergency.

With all of these possible sources of contamination and with the limited regulations and enforcement, an investigation of the quality of water in your community and in your home is a good idea. Testing for Toxics, a 1986 publication of the United States Public Interest Research Group (see Resources section), recommends studying the records of your monitoring agency for past and present compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act standards and testing water samples yourself for contaminants which are either never or infrequently monitored under federal standards.

Follow these guidelines to conduct your own drinking water investigation:
Free testing of your tap water may be provided by your state or local health department, particularly if you have specific cause for concern. However, these agencies will often test only for bacterial contaminants, not toxic substances.
If you cannot get free or thorough testing, the agencies should be able to provide you with a list of certified water testing labs in your area. Private tests vary in price depending on the laboratory used and on the number of substances the analysis covers. At one commercial lab prices range from $15 for a lead test to $175 for a thorough testing for 59 contaminants.

Remember that test results from a certified lab that find contaminants exceeding the limits of the federal drinking water standards may mean the federal law is being violated.

If you find that your tap water is contaminated above allowable federal levels, contact your local water supplier, who is responsible for maintaining water quality at the federal standards, and your local and state health departments, who are responsible for enforcing the standards. Request that they comply with the law.

If your tap water is contaminated by substances that do not yet have standards, contact your state health department to find out if there is a health danger and if you should stop drinking your water. Your water tester should be able to provide information about any contaminants found.

Send copies of all correspondence with your water supplier and health department to your local and state government officials, and your Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Know your rights under the Safe Drinking Water Act…. and be persistent in exercising them.

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Printing press set up sheets, copying paper and printing paper are just some of the types of wastepaper generated at Speedy Print, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Carole and Chet Newman, owners of this print shop, find themselves putting sizable quantities of this waste in a separate bin to be hauled away by a recycler.
Other recycling efforts include actively promoting the use of recycled paper at their small press print shop. They are happy to report that the customer demand is strong and recycled paper is successfully competing against paper manufactured from virgin wood pulp.The shop also takes aluminum cans, glass and newspaper to neighborhood recycling bins twice a week. Funds earned from this form of recycling go to the Lake View Elementary School. As Carole Newman says; “Although our business doesn’t make any money off recycling, it makes us feel good about ourselves. It’s the same kind of feeling you get when you leave a blood bank.”

What’s in it for Speedy Print, Inc.?
Extra money for a local school, community goodwill and a great feeling.