Now that rampaging river waters in the West are receding, the dirty and dangerous job of cleaning up after the devastating floods has begun.Flood victims will return to their homes to confront a variety of potential health risks -- downed power lines, contaminated soil, unsafe drinking water, drowned livestock, homeless snakes and rodents, physical exhaustion and emotional trauma."It is important to take precautions to protect oneself and one's family from even more sorrows," said Bill Steinke, a Cooperative Extension agricultural engineer at UC Davis and director of the UC Farm Safety Program.Steinke has developed three sets of guidelines to help rural flood victims avoid making a bad situation worse. The first covers electrical power lines, natural gas, chemicals, and other general safety concerns. A second set offers guidelines for victims to consider when returning to flood-damaged buildings. The third set gives farmers advice on restoring agricultural equipment to service. Steinke says he will be developing additional guidelines in the weeks to come.For guideline copies, contact Steinke at (916) 752-1613, westeinke@ucdavis.edu. Tip by John Stumbos, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resouces, (916) 754-9554, jdstumbos@ucdavis.edu.