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How to Store and /or Preserve Water for Disaster Preparednes
Drinking water is essential to maintaining good health,
cooking, personal hygiene, sanitation and first aid. Since water is essential to survival, a family should store at least 1 gallon per day per
person. Containers should be new (unused) blow molded, ridged, all plastic
containers made of virgin polyethylene resin with air tight seal. One of the
easiest and way to disinfect emergency drinking water is to use a few drops of
Regular Clorox Bleach (Not Fresh Scent or Lemon Fresh). Here are a few steps that we learned that can help you disinfect
and store water.
Fill
bottle with uncontaminated water.
With
an eye dropper add 16 drops per gallon without touching the plastic
bottle.
For a
5 gallon water bottle use 1 teaspoon
Stir
and let stand for 30 minutes. If the water does not have a slight bleach
odor, repeat the dosage and let stand another 15 minutes.
Seal
your screw top or snap cap with plastic wrap tied off with a rubber band.
Date your
bottle using a magic marker. (this will be good for 6 months)
In 6
months you can repeat the treatment (change water and treatment every
year)
To
drink we recommend a carbon filter
straw that filters for taste and odors.
There
are some drawbacks to the chlorination method. If the household bleach is
over six months old, it may not have enough potency to disinfect. Clorox
Bleach breaks down to little more than salt and water.
Do not take water for granted. It may not be there when you
need it. Store some water now!
