Water Supply Module

Water Sources
Private and public wells, stores, home stored water, municipal water supply, rainfall,
Less safe: swimming pools, ponds, lakes and rivers
Least safe: standing water like puddles, etc.

Water purification - Strain and filter to remove particles. You can use sand filter system first
Some hiking filters remove many pollutants and are for smaller quantities. None remove viruses.
3800 Gallons of water with 1 gallon Clorox bleach (.pdf)

Water storage: best to store distilled water. Tap (municipal) water that has been chlorinated is good too. For long term storage, specific additives are needed.
Water storage containers: 2 liter soda bottles are great, glass containers too, don't use milk jugs though, designed to disintegrate in time. Use water safe barrels, if desired.
Note: all stored water must be rotated to keep it fresh!

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water EPA (.docx)
TECHNICAL BRIEF BOIL WATER (.docx)
WHO boiling Water for purification (.pdf)
WHO guidelines for drinking water 631 pages (.pdf)
FEMA water and food in an emergency (.pdf)
Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water _ US EPA (.pdf)