inter-ties. 317 In some cases it would not survive. «eb y SESSION VI Pe ating Mens So you would get a whole spectrum of situations and certainly in some cases there would be no public water supply and then you would have the conditions for a disaster. DUNHAM: Wouldn't it be true, though that in practically all cases the water would be greatly reduced? : AYRES: Yes. So that in an emergency situation we can get along with linclude bathing AYRES: Industrial water use would be out immediately. EISENBUD: Again it depends on your assumptions, If, for exam- ple, New York had fires, they would have to fight the fires. AYRES: That's true. EISENBUD: And in most cities the water supply provides the drinking water and it's the same water supply with which you fight fires, Thvs, I think it's possible to visualize a situation in which a city like New York would be without an effective water supply. DUNHAM: Yes, but you don't have any other requiren.ente for the 48 hours you're fighting the fires. You're not going to fight fires for 10 weeks. AYRES: There's enough water in the pires in most places to last for quite awhile if you're not using it normally. FREMONT-SMITH: Are we planning this for the spring or winter? AYRES: This depends, you see, on whether you have warning and whether you've been properly told what to do, One «f the first things you should do if you have warning that there may be an attack within the next few hours is to get buckets and tubs and (ill them up aid make sure you have fresh water. Of course, all of these civil defense shelters are supposedly stocked, DE BOER: This is really the first point that I would like to stay with. Where is the machinery which will enforce this and how well are they informed on this? septs DUNHAM: tenpercent of the normal water requirements. and everything else.