. >> this is one of singapore's governmental organizations, the public utilities board, or p.u.b. ndence the board has controlled the supply of the nation's electricity, gas and water. in 1995, the electricity and gas divisions were privatized and now the board is principally responsible for conserving the conservation of water and carrying out other activities to safeguard the domestic water supply. >> the board's main role is to make sure singapore has enough water for many, many years to come, all right. that's why the plan 50 years, 100 years, ahead. we've already planned by 2060 to increase our supply of water, as well as new water. >> just before independence, in 1961 and 1962, singapore signed two agreements regarding its water supply with malaysia. one expired in 2011 and the other one carried on until 2061. the agreements were regarded as vital to singapore's survival. however, at times, these agreements have been a source of dispute between the two countries. >> a few days after independence, the prime minister of malaysia told the british high commissioner, if singapore

concerned with municipal watersheds and the impact that fires may have on municipal watersheds from sedimentation to notices from the cheyenne board of public utilities that are water may smell like smoke or taste like dirt because a small wildfire in the area. these are real health concerns in wyoming. >> senator carper. >> first of all welcome one and all. it's great to see back your faq from the great the great work you continue to do with your life and i think the same is true for our other witnesses as well. you had a chance to hear the comments. do you agree with anything he said? >> mr. chairman, senator carper, he makes some very good points. fire is a natural process and we do need to look at management on a large scale and management needs to occur now at a large scale. there are several tools with in the toolbox and we need to be using those immediately. i also believe that the testimony that mr. o'mara, put forth his magnifiers are of concern is absolutely true. i do believe that collaboration is an important part of the process. we seem some collaborative processes in wyoming move forward. we seen the fourth service lead some of his coll

the public. our emergency operations center is now fully activated as well with over 300 representatives from agencies that are dealing with transportation issues, to medical health issues, our utility boardpower and light is also available to assist with power outage situations. we're all working in a coordinated fashion to ensure the public safety. >> that's good. i was going to say, you know, to say that people don't need to go hundreds of miles, they maybe just need to go out of the danger zones. ft. lauderdale, hollywood, boca raton, you've got -- i think of all of these canal ways and boatways here, you locked down the drawbridges. tell us a little about the threat you're expecting. high winds, high waters, what are you looking for? >> especially with the category 4 possibly 5, we can expect destructive winds, life-threatening storm surge, maybe four to five feet. flooding rains. possibly tornadic activity, tornadoes. very important that the public heed our evacuation orders especially along the coastal areas, our two evacuation zones. >> how do you balance the desire for people to get out with the difficulty, the degree of difficulty just to get out now? we're told 40% of gas stati