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Peter Gleick: Safe water during disasters: Preparing better for the inevitable

Posted by: Maven on October 6, 2009 at 7:11 am

From Peter Gleick at the City Brights blog:

“Disasters happen. Earthquakes, cyclones, hurricanes, tsunamis, and more. And as we see at each disaster, and saw last week with the terrible earthquakes and tsunamis in the Pacific region, the first and most urgent need after rescue operations are finished is usually clean, adequate water.

What do we do? We load heavy pallets of plastic bottles filled with water onto cargo planes and fly them over to disaster areas. While the generosity of the bottled water companies, who typically donate their product, is indisputable, there must be a better way to get more water on site, cheaper and faster.

Here’s one.

Water Number: 700,000 gallons. This is the capacity of a “Spragg Bag.” Many years ago, an inventor/entrepreneur named Terry Spragg demonstrated the potential for making, filling, and moving large fabric water bags, which he nicknamed Spragg Bags (check out the website for information and a video). …”

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October 6, 2009 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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