Flood recovery resources

COHELP hotline:

For the public

• Disaster Recovery Guide for the Public.
• Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms Fact Sheet.
• Re-entering your flooded home.
• Disposal of mobile homes and trailers.
• Disaster recovery and food handling.
• Floodwater after disaster.
• Protect yourself from mold.
• Infectious disease and floodwater.
• Cleanup after residential sanitary sewer backups.
• Flood recovery for septic systems.
• Personal protection for flood cleanup.
• Using the right dust mask for flood cleanup.
• Emergency livestock disposal.
• Food safety for flooded farms.
• Disaster Distress Helpline.
• CDC information on returning home after a disaster.
• Disaster Assistance Center locations and hours.

Resources in other languages

• Spanish resources from the CDC.
• CDC return home safely guidelines:Spanish.
• Returning to a flooded home: Vietnamese.
• Disaster recovery and food handling: Spanish.
• Infectious disease and floodwater: Spanish.

Water quality

• Post-flood monitoring summary.
• Equipment startup after boil order.
• Guidance for determining compliance with boil water orders.
• What to do during a boil water advisory: CDC fact sheet.
• Information for water haulers and emergency water haulers.
• Recovery assistance for water utilities.
• Guidance for drinking water and wastewater systems requesting federal assistance.
• CDC guidance for water systems on boil or bottle order.

Wastewater discharges

• Discharge guidance for cleanup, dewatering and construction.
• Discharge monitoring report guidance for wastewater discharge permittees.

Private wells

• Decontamination of wells.
• Sampling private wells in flood-impacted areas.

​​Water testing

• Water testing information.
  • Frequently requested information.

For health care providers

• Potential flood-related illnesses reporting, testing and management.

For retail food establishments

• Disposal, reconditioning and detention of foods.

For child care providers

• Flood response guidelines for child care facilities.

For landfill owners and operators

• Flood debris waiver for landfill owners and operators.

Mapping and geographic information systems

• Interactive map of Colorado floods.
• Drinking water and wastewater system facilities affected by 2013 flooding.

Resources from other agencies

• Boulder County flood information page.
• Information and videos from the North Dakota State University Extension Service.
• Colorado flood information from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• American Red Cross: Repairing Your Flooded Home.
• CDC flood information.
• Flood information from ready.gov.
• FEMA disaster declaration information.