In response to this contamination, the city asked residents to boil all water for a minimum of 1 minute or use bottled water. They eventually chlorinated the water supply and lifted the boil order (they are still investigating the cause). The entire northern half of the city was involved, including businesses and two schools.
It struck me that there are many situations that could cause a water emergency besides natural disasters. Are you prepared for such a possibility? Do you have water stored? Do you have means to clean and purify your water?
We have a short quiz on water storage, filtration and purification on our website. You can Replace out how much you know about water storage and how prepared you are. Just click on the button below to take this fun and informative quiz. Remember that "Preparation through education is less costly than learning through tragedy" (Max Mayfield, former Director National Hurricane Center).
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Deena
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Anonymous
National Geographic recently had an issue devoted to water. In it, there was a photo and description of how water is purified in remote areas of Africa. Clear 16 oz. plastic water bottles are filled and capped. They are placed on a reflective surface to concentrate the sun's rays. After 6 hours in full sun, according to the caption, the UVA radiation has purified the water in the bottles.
Muummy
Emergency kit water storage- Definitely do the six month rotation check, our aqua blocks were broken and messed up a few pieces of our bug out bags. If we waited we never would have known.
We have changed our water to bottles and have them within a smaller backpack that can be attached to the bug out bag. Each of our car has a complete 72 hour kit plus clothes and water.