Water, Water, Everywhere
Store, gather, and treat
Organ damage in 3 days, death in 5 to 10 days
Anything is better than nothing “improve odds”
YOYO: You're on your own
This is nothing more than an invitation to do
your own research
General Online Resources
Emergency Water Supplies and Treatment
Colorado State Univ, Natural Resources, 3 pages
Solar Disinfection (SODIS) in 6 Hours
Place water in clear plastic (PET) bottle
place in direct sun for 6 hours to disinfect
LDS Preparedness Manual (Google it)
see pages 110-123 on water treatment
No diagrams but fairly thorough
The Body's Need for Water
Find other excellent articles linked on this page
Books
When All Hell Breaks Lose, by Cody Lundin
The Prepper's Pocket Guide by Bernie Carr
Physical Filtration (Primary Treatment)
Coffee filters 15 to 30 microns
Sand (“slow” sand filter or “fast” sand filter)
Ceramic Candle (Berkey or home made)
Disinfection (Secondary Treatment)
SODIS – My top choice
Cryptosporidium
Boiling
Distillation – inverted lid and cup, all 3 types!!
filtration, disinfection, chemical removal
Calcium Hypochlorite (pool shock)
June 4, 2013
Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach)
Tincture of Iodine 2%
Iodine Crystals
Halazone tablets
Hydrogen Peroxide
Alcohol (drinking)
Ultraviolet radiation (sunlight)
Steri Pen, battery-operated UV treatment
Biggest Advantage: very quick acting
Silver
Removal of Chemicals (Tertiary Treatment)
Solar still – takes all day
Granular Activated Carbon (also used to treat
ingested poison), available in pet stores
Reverse Osmosis, requires electricity. All 3 types
Other Miscellaneous Water Topics
Would a sillcock wrench come in handy?
Commercial Filters: Berkey, Katadyn
YouTubes on making your own gravity filter using
5 gal buckets and a ceramic candle (Doulton)
REI and A+ Survival (Santa Ana) are good sources
of water treatment, filters, and containers
Lifestraw – very limited usable life
Water Storage: In a power failure, the first thing
to do is fill all water containers even if they are
not clean enough to drink. Do you have enough
water bottles????
Stored water has 5 year shelf life (DIY)
Unlimited shelf life for commercially bottled water
Indoor water sources: hot water heater
Rain Collection: unreliable in So Cal
What is a micron? What does it have to do with
water filtration?
Food grade 55 gallon drums
IBC international bulk container 275 gallons
Water Bob bathtub liner and pump $30
Method of transport: 1 gallon weighs 8 pounds
Make sure water containers never held toxins
Outdoor: ponds, streams, Lake Mission Viejo
Make a dropper from a teaspoon and strip of paper
Should you drink seawater, coffee, or soda when in
danger of dehydration? NO!!