Emergency Water Storage for One Month

I live with room mates so we are a total of six people. With all preparations that I have done I factor in one extra person because you never know who will be visiting. So 7 people, 1 gallon per day for 30 days is 210 gallons. So what I did was get 3 55 gallon barrels from Emergency Essentials then factor in the 50 gallon water heater. We also have a bubble tank for our well which is another 10-15 gallons and we have 2x5 gallon jugs which puts us just over what we need.

If you decide to get the water barrels then you will also need a siphon, a wrench, some buckets and water purification/preservation solution which is available from Aquamira and is good for up to 5 years according to their literature. Make sure you tape the siphon, the wrench and water purification solution to the tank so they are exactly where you need them when you need them. I wrote on the date that I filled them up as well.

Other things You May Need
In an emergency one important thing is to be able to ration the water amongst the people in your house so also get 2 or 3 measuring jugs and 1 water bottle per person and a way to keep track of who has had what.

You want to be conscious about how you use the water. If people are using the water to wash themselves, or dishes, or clothes then it might be worth getting a small child's paddling pool and have people wash in that. That way you can keep the dirty water and use it for flushing the toilet.

Handy Tips
If you are eating canned vegetables then conserve the water that is in the cans and use this for cooking.

1) Emergency Water Supply – Creating a Plan
2) Existing Sources of Emergency Water in Your House
3) Emergency Water Storage for One Month
4)Creatng an Emergency Water Kit for Evacuation
5) Outside Sources of Emergency Water - Carrying and Filtering