When the BIG ONE shakes Oregon, or an ice storm freezes our pipes solid, it will damage our water and sanitation systems. What's your plan for staying hydrated and clean, if the water stops flowing for weeks? During this free Cedar Hills Ready! presentation, we'll focus on the steps you can take now to ensure you and your family have enough clean water to survive. We will talk about how much and where to store emergency water. We'll also talk about methods for sanitizing water, and how to test water to make sure it's safe to drink. Finally, we'll talk about the sources you may think you can count on in a disaster, and share the results from tests we've performed on water from our local sources, including the Tualatin River and Johnson Creek. See the contents below to jump to the topic your most interested in:

Contents of this video
00:00 – Introduction and agenda
01:05 – How long can you go without water?
02:28 – Infrastructure vulnerabilities that affect water quality
04:32 – Why worry about the Cascadia Subduction Zone Quake
06:57 – How much emergency water to store
08:45 – How much water do you need per day to survive?
11:02 – Plan A, Acquire and Store emergency water
16:54 – Preserving water in your pipes after a disaster
20:00 – Where to store emergency water
22:24 – Plan B, Acquiring and treating water outside
23:46 – Water sources to avoid when making potable water
27:27 – Making potable water in a disaster
29:15 – Filter and disinfection to make water safe
30:02 – Personal water filter systems
34:10 – Testing the 2bucket water filtration system
36:31 – Water disinfection methods
38:44 Challenges with bleach as a disinfection method
40:31 – Making potable water from Johnson Creek
40:57 – Testing 3 water treatment methods
41:15 – Method 1 Filtration alone, 2bucket water filtration
42:14 – Method 2 Filtration plus disinfection (Calcium Hypochlorite)
43:28 – Method 3 Purifier of Water (PUR)
44:50 – How did we test the water?
46:25 – Water strategy summary

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