Dogwood Valley Homesteading

How much water would you need to have stored, if your water supply was suddenly cut off?

water storage

05:08, 2006-Nov-22 .. Posted by blessedmomof10

Water storage is the one critical thing to really have when there is an emergency - durring the katrina storm - so many were without clean drinking water!
It really can create an emergency.
Have you considered creating a cistern?
We have 2 on our homestead....... basically all the rain water is collected into a cistern. You can have a hand pump installed and when there is an emergency you can pump water out - without a need for electricity. Of course you will need to boil the water you will drink - as the water of course can become stale - or add chloring tablets.
Storing water can be a big job! We have 10 children and we go thru apprx. 5 gallons of water a day!
Our chidren are young - so they don't drink 2 gallons a day - but it is still a lot of water!
We also have a well - I am hoping we can get a handpump on it as well.
Good luck!
Blessings ~
gloria