{"id":"0fdf48ce-d448-4954-9192-fcba81fdd23a","task":"Understand FEMA Public Assistance eligibility for emergency potable water hauling after a declared disaster","domain":"fema.gov","steps":["Confirm the water hauling activity is being requested/organized by an eligible applicant (state, tribal, territorial, or local government, or eligible utility) under a federal disaster declaration","Classify the work correctly as Category B Emergency Protective Measures under FEMA's Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide, which covers life-safety emergency water supply","Document that the emergency water hauling addresses an immediate threat to life, public health, or safety (e.g., a failed municipal system), not routine or long-term supply","Use a licensed bulk water hauler or food-grade tanker (potable-water- or milk-tanker-type equipment is generally preferred) to minimize contamination risk during reimbursed emergency work","Track costs carefully — FEMA's Public Assistance federal cost share is not less than 75% of eligible expenses, with the remainder split among state/territory/tribal and local partners, so proper documentation is required to support reimbursement claims"],"gotchas":["Only work tied to an eligible applicant and a federal disaster declaration is reimbursable — a private water hauler contracting directly with individual homeowners generally falls outside FEMA Public Assistance, even during the same disaster","Category B emergency water work is time-limited to the emergency period; extended or permanent water supply restoration falls under different (Category F, permanent infrastructure) rules with different eligibility","Cost-share percentages and categories are set at the federal level, but processing and applicant eligibility determinations flow through the state/territory emergency management agency, not FEMA directly"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0fdf48ce-d448-4954-9192-fcba81fdd23a"}