| Every year in the United States, FEMA declares | | | | contaminated during a disaster, so it's important to |
| hundreds of disaster areas caused by floods, fires, | | | | get an alternate source of water up and running as |
| tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural | | | | soon after the trauma occurs as possible. |
| phenomenon. In 2010 through September 15, there | | | | Utilizing high-tech diatomaceous earth filters, water |
| were 67 declarations of disaster made. At that point, | | | | produced in portable systems can be as clean or |
| federal financial aid programs kick in to help the | | | | cleaner than that produced by municipal water |
| people affected by the disaster rebuild their lives. It | | | | systems. These filters remove cryptosporidium, |
| may take months, and even years, before the | | | | giardia and other disease causing bacteria. There are |
| people receive everything they need, but there is | | | | long intervals between backwashes which means |
| one immediate need that must be addressed. During | | | | that the machine doesn't require a lot of downtime, |
| disasters, water service is often disrupted leaving | | | | they are dependable even when left in areas |
| people without clean, fresh water. By use of | | | | unattended, and they are far more efficient than |
| high-tech portable water purification systems, | | | | sand filters. You can count on the water that these |
| however, gallons of water can be purified instantly. | | | | systems produce for use as drinking water or for |
| In the United States, portable drinking water trailers | | | | medical or sanitary uses. |
| can be moved into place in a matter of hours. | | | | It's sad to think of all the terrible things that happen |
| Instead of trucking in tons and tons of bottled | | | | to people around the country, but it's nice to know |
| water, a trailer can be set up to fit many different | | | | that if something should happen, a portable water |
| configurations in a short amount of time and taken | | | | purification system could be in place within hours. |
| to the scene where it will be able to immediately | | | | Since the human body requires constant |
| begin to produce the disease-free water that the | | | | replenishment of its water resources, at least having |
| victims are in such dire need of. Even a water source | | | | water is a small comfort to those who have lost |
| you have always considered to be safe can be | | | | virtually everything. |