Last updated: March 2026 Written by Mike — electrical worker and mutual aid storm responder who’s seen what happens to municipal water systems when the grid goes down. Deployed across six states for storm recovery. Dad of three, based in New Jersey with a cabin in Pennsylvania. I filter, boil, and store water at both locations because I’ve watched towns go weeks without safe tap water after storms. In any disaster, clean water disappears fast. Municipal systems fail. Stores get cleaned out. Bott