Maintaining Potable Water Supply Post-Flood/Storm

[Mortblanc]

Now, with the political commentary out of the way how about we look at the actual situation and how WE would deal with it.

No electric for the well pumps. Surface water as the only source.

All surface water is assumed contaminated.

PR is not a desert island, there are many streams and runoffs.

And remember that there are still people there, so them and the supplies they had on hand did survive the storm, however, many of the things we would normally stash away, like Berkley filters and such might be damaged beyond use or repair.

No time to build big filter systems. You need the water right now!

Personally, I would be looking for the largest metal container I could find, filling it with water and stoking a big fire underneath, while at the same time searching through the rubble for bottles of bleach.

There should be no shortage of water on PR, the shortage is of potable water. There is also not a shortage of fuel, plenty of wood to burn around after one of these storms.

Fortunately many of the older people of PR are used to a rural existence and remember living without power. They are probably already searching in the shed for the old well buckets they used to use to draw water.