What currently available restroom facilities are appropriate for disaster recovery situations?
Plumbed Facilities Traditional restrooms with direct plumbing to septic systems. Generally available in locations that have been designated as shelters for emergency use. Porta-johns Hard-sided, portable facilities that utilize a chemically treated waste collection system to hold waste for transport and disposal. Used to supplement plumbed facilities or in areas where plumbed facilities aren’t service after installation. Must be transported to disaster site by truck or airlift. Require service after installation. Restop® Emergency Toilets Compact and personally portable restroom systems that treat and contain waste. Disposable. Require no special installation. Require no service. Top • In what situations would traditional porta-johns not be available? The disaster incident has displaced large numbers of citizens, over whelming shelters and exhausting available porta-johns. Thousands are left without access to any restroom facility. The disaster incident has cut off road access, and wit
