Town of Discovery Bay CSD Community Alert System:

The District has established a Community Alert System that will enable the Board and District Staff to notify the community of an urgent situation such as a sewer spill, natural disaster or other critical event impacting the community.  When an alert is activated, it will be shown as a pop-up window/dialog box on the homepage of this website.  Visitors to the site will be able to read the alert, and can follow any important instructions provided within the text of the alert.  In addition, District Staff will "push the alert" out to a recipient list compiled from residents who have chosen to "opt-in" to receive email updates from the District.  This will enable residents to be informed of the alert the moment it displays on the website.  To receive Community Alerts via email, please opt-in now.

Contra Costa County Community Warning System:

The County’s Community Warning System is designed to notify the public in case of toxic spills, floods, fires and other disasters. There are sirens installed near plants from Oakley to Richmond. They are clearly audible one mile away from the plants signaling people to go inside and listen to the radio and television for instructions. Money for the system was raised by voluntary contributions from industry and water treatment and waste water treatment plants that handle hazardous chemicals. The system is operated by the County.

Emergency officials use a number of tools to alert you, including radio and TV, phone calls from the TENS (computerized telephone system that warns residents of a problem in their area) and the public can register for cell and pager e-mail alerts at www.incident.com. You can also buy a weather radio and program it to receive the emergency alerts. Instructions can be found at www.cococaer.org.

Siren testing is scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. For more information about the “Shelter, Shut & Listen” response, call 925-313-9622.