Missouri Flood Information

In response to the recent flooding in the Midwest, we would like to provide you with the following links:

Missouri Department of Health Summer Flooding 2008 Resources
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/disaster.htm

CDC Floods homepage:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/

Key Facts About Hurricane and Flood Recovery:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp

Information for Disaster Evacuation Centers:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/evaccenters.asp

Information for Disaster Evacuees and Other Affected Persons:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/affectedpersons.asp

Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event: Information for Responders:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/info_responders.asp

Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event: Information for Health Professionals:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/info_health_prof.asp

Extension provides information on flood recovery efforts including

Health
- WQ102 Bacteria in Drinking Water
shock chlorination process (for wells)
- Preventing water-borne diseases
- Safe drinking water
- Cleaning kitchen utensils
- Food safety after a flood
- Tips for safe meal preparation
- Refrigerator/freezer safety

Home safety, salvage and repair
- Re-entering your flooded home
(Center for Disease Control)
- Flooded homes may have booby traps
(NDSU Extension)
- Disinfecting a contaminated well
- Electrical systems & appliances (PDF)
(Univ of Wisconsin Extension)
- Cleaning flood-damaged homes
- Cleaning flood-damaged walls
- Avoiding mold hazards in your flooded home
(LSU Ag Center)
- Cleaning and repairing flooded basements
(NDSU Extension)
- Flood Facts -- How to make temporary structural
repairs (NDSU Extension)

- Cleaning flood-soaked bedding
- Care of flood-damaged upholstered furniture
- Drying flood-damaged books and family papers
(University of Minnesota Extension)

- Caring for flooded lawns
- Flooded garden produce

Agriculture
- Farm Stress - Tips for Coping with Flood-Related Stress PDF
- Wet hay requires careful monitoring
- Save flood-damaged grain (Iowa State University Extension)
- Salvaging stored wet feed and grain (NDSU)
- Salvaging crops after flooding (NDSU)
- Flooded pesticides (NDSU)
- Maintaining livestock health after a flood (NDSU)
- Water requirements and safety for cattle following a disaster (PDF) (LSU Ag Center)
- Protecting livestock during a flood (NDSU)
- Weed management after a flood (NDSU)
- Tips for handling flooded soils (NDSU)
- Reclaiming flooded land with tillage (KSU)
- Managing soil compaction on flooded fields PDF (KSU)
- Emergency wind erosion control on flood affected land PDF (KSU)

Pests
- Controlling snakes after a storm or flood
- Controlling rodents after a flood