Utilities include:

• Water storage facilities, treatment plants, and delivery systems
• Power generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, including, but not limited to, wind turbines, generators, substations, and power lines
• Natural gas transmission and distribution facilities
• Sewage collection systems and treatment plants
• Communication systems

Right-of-Way Clearance:

The Applicant may need to clear its rights-of-way to obtain access to repair a utility. It is the Applicant's responsibility to maintain its rights-of-way. FEMA may fund limited clearance of disaster-related debris from the rights-of-way to enable access to the facility.

Additionally, if trees in the vicinity of the facility were damaged by the incident and an arborist confirms that the trees cause an immediate threat of further damage to the facility (e.g., overhead power lines), FEMA may provide Public Assistance funding to remove those trees. Any further clearance of debris in the rights-of-way is not eligible for FEMA funding.