Water Storage for Natural Disasters

water-storage-natural-disasters<p>When water comes coursing in a flash flood down the canyon near your house, you'll probably be worried about your basement flooding and your personal safety. When the flood misses your house, you'll be thrilled that it is okay. What you don't immediately realize is that your water supply has been compromised. You don't have access to clean drinking water, and may not have it for days or weeks.</p> <p>Natural disasters, including floods, fires, and earthquakes remind us that it is important to have emergency provisions. Water is especially important to have in case water supplies are contaminated. Check out <a title=How to store water href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/blog/2008/04/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-to-store-water/>this post</a> on what you need to know for storing water. The Center for Disease Control also has a great resource <a title=CDC water guidelines href=http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/safe_water/personal.html#containers>here</a> for preparing and storing water.</p> <p>If you are in a natural disaster, your water supply may be cut off or contaminated for an indefinite time. The CDC recommends starting with a three-day supply of water for each person with each person requiring at least a gallon of water each day. Container & Packaging Supply has a wide selection of food-grade water storage containers to help you prepare for emergencies.</p> <h3>Cubitainers ®</h3> <p><a title=Cubitainers href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/industry-catalog/water-storage/29/?style=66#0,29&0&0&0&0&0&0&66&0&0&list&0&0,0>Cubitainers ®</a> are small containers that are great for tight storage space. The largest size is only five gallons, so they don't require too much space. When empty they collapse flat, and when filled they form a cube.</p> <h3>Hedpaks ®</h3> <p>If you want a smaller rigid container with a handle for convenient storage, you should go with the <a title=Hedpaks href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/industry-catalog/water-storage/29/?style=67#0,29&0&0&0&0&0&0&67&0&0&list&0&0,0>Hedpaks ®</a>. You can attach a spigot so that you can easily pour water from this container. It comes in 1- and 5-gallon sizes.</p> <h3>Tight-Head Pail</h3> <p>These <a title=Tight-head pails href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/industry-catalog/water-storage/29/?style=157#0,29&0&0&0&0&0&0&157&0&0&list&0&0,0>5-gallon pails</a> are stackable, so use them if you have lots of space for stacking your water storage. There is also the round <a title=Tight-head pail href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/item/P220N>5-gallon drum</a>.</p> <h3>55-Gallon Drum</h3> <p>If you have a lot of storage space, you can get a <a title=55-gallon drum href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/item/D004>55-gallon drum</a>. This will supply enough water for a family of four for almost two weeks. The downside is that you need somewhere to put it.</p> <p>So before the next emergency, start working on your water storage so that you can be prepared in case something happens to your water supply.</p>