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Water storage - Whats best for keeping water clean
and drinkable?
Last week we looked at how the Swiss Cleanwater Kiosks can be used to set up stations
for collecting clean water. The next challenge becomes how to maintain the provided
drinking water in a clean state.
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A "jerry can"
The jerry can is one of the most common ways of transporting water in third world
countries, but unfortunately it is often polluted, or dirty. So the newly treated water from a
water kiosk only remains fresh for a very short time. To solve this challenge we need to
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So what can we do instead? Clean current cans? That requires some common cleaning
techniques that may require bleach or other chemicals that will remove common things
such as algae from cans. If we are talking about a "soft" plastic bottle, then this should
only be reused once or twice, but if it is a hard plastic bottle, then it can be reused again
and again as long as it is cleaned. If you want to know how to clean your water can then
read here: http://www.ehow.com/how_6179938_remove-algae-drinking-water-bottles.html
The optimal water container for storing clean drinking water is heavy-duty, "food-grade"

2. polyethylene containers. The containers are often blue and can contain up to 50 gallons of
water. For dispensing, a small tap is often placed on the side of the barrel.
If you want more great tips on water storage then go to this site:
http://eartheasy.com/blog/2010/01/water-storage-tips/
Posted by Sw issCleanw aterGroup at 11:03
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