[dmannorreys]

You need electricity to pump gas and water. However, you might be able to continue flushing your toilet as long as the water tower contains water.

[sebazzz]

Water towers, huh. We don't even have them in the Netherlands. (not many anyway)

[eesmith]

FWIW (I researched it because I found it odd), Google Translate of https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertoren says:

> In the heyday there were around 260 water towers in the Netherlands. Currently there are still 170 water towers, about half of which are still in use. ... Nowadays, the task of water towers in the Netherlands has been taken over by a control system with frequency-controlled pumps.