Housekeeping without Power: Water Supply? "Homemakers whose plumbing hooks up to the city mains should seldom have any question about an adequate water supply unless a main breaks." Typically if your electricity goes out your water will still run. Water issues usually come from broken water mains or contaminated water. With a broken main you might not have a choice. You will just have to do without. So you do you have some back up water for cooking and washing? Will you be able to make a store run for a couple of 5 gallon bottles of water? It's easy to prepare if you know something will happen to your water before you lose it. We would stock up on water and emergency supplies during tornado and hurricane season. This post isn't just about "housekeeping" without water. This is about emergency preparedness. This is when all my hours of watching Doomsday Preppers will begin to payoff! You can start today on your wat...