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Emergency Water Purification
General Information
The District remains firmly committed to providing safe drinking
water to your home in compliance with all state and federal drinking
water regulations.
Rest assured that the District would notify you immediately following
a catastrophic occurrence, such as a major earthquake, that ruptures
water pipelines to the extent that you would need to purify your
tap water before drinking it.
In addition, there may be times when you are camping
or hiking and you need to purify water from a river or stream before
drinking it.
Purification methods for suspected bacterial
contamination Purify all drinking water suspected
of bacterial contamination by one of the following methods:
- Use commercial
purification tablets, available at camping or drug stores.
Generally, these are iodine-based tablets that
are effective against bacterial pathogens and
Giardia. Be sure to carefully follow the instructions.
- Boil water vigorously for three minutes to inactivate all major
waterborne bacterial pathogens and protozoa such as Giardia and
Cryptosporidium.
- Add liquid chlorine bleach at a rate of 8 drops per gallon to
clear water or 16 drops per gallon to cloudy water. After adding,
allow water to stand one hour before drinking.
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