Storing Water Barrels Water Storage Guidelines Commercially ...

Storing Water BarrelsWater Storage GuidelinesCommercially bottled water in PETE (or PET) plastic containers maybe purchased. Follow the container’s “best if used by” dates as arotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic. Ifyou choose to package water yourself, consider the followingguidelines:ContainersUse only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavierplastic buckets or drums work well.Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution canbe prepared by adding 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6%sodium hypochlorite) to one quart (1 liter) of water. Only household bleach withoutthickeners, scents, or additives should be used.Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittleover time.Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.Water PretreatmentWater from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment whenstored in clean, food-grade containers.Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 1/8 of a teaspoon (8 drops) ofliquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every gallon (4 liters)of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.StorageContainers should be emptied and refilled regularly.Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protectionfrom freezing.The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between twocontainers before use.Additional Information

Note: The following links are not to official Church publications but are provided asadditional resource material:www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/waterwww.redcross.org/services/prepareIn Wendy Dewitt's fireside she talks about a really neat water storage idea that they haveat the fireside that night, she notes that it is in the back of the room, but the camera doesnot show it, what she was talking about is a rack that holds fifty-five gallon drums ofwater HORIZONTALLY so the water can be extracted simply by turning on a faucet.No pumps, no siphons. See the picture below.

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