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Be Ready

Be Ready. Implementing the temporal part of The 2014 Plano Stake Preparedness Challenge. Be Ready with Water Storage and Purification. Much of the information in this presentation was obtained from Duana Blakey. Why Store Water?. Natural disasters Water pipelines break

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Be Ready

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  1. Be Ready Implementing the temporal part of The 2014 Plano Stake Preparedness Challenge

  2. Be Ready withWater Storage and Purification Much of the information in this presentation was obtained from DuanaBlakey

  3. Why Store Water? • Natural disasters • Water pipelines break • Water treatment plant fails • No electricity for water pumps to work • Contaminations from some source • Civil Unrest • Dam breaks – accidental or terrorism • Drought • The Prophets have asked that we do.

  4. How Much Water Do I Store? • Minimum 1 gallon/person/day (more if infants and small children or special health needs) • FEMA is now saying 2 weeks (instead of 72 hours) for taking care of yourself – food and water

  5. How to Store Water • Use ONLY food grade containers with a PETE or PET recycle symbol (providentliving.org) • Don’t use milk jugs • Store in a variety of sized containers • Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment (providentliving.org) • Opaque containers work best • Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly

  6. Why Treat Water? • Contaminated water can cause severe problems including: • Severe and prolonged diarrhea • Diseases like cholera and typhoid • Parasites such as giardia and cryptosporidium • Toxins in the water • You should always purify any water that does not come from a water treatment plant

  7. Water Treatment • Filtration • Boiling • Pasteurization • Distillation • MIOX • Chemical • UV (Steri Pen) • Solar

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