My concerns for safety and security in the Kearny area.
No matter what plans you make; changes in your family, living conditions, and location means you need to re-evaluate your plan. What you store, how you store it, and where you store it depends on your plan, your living conditions, and financial security.

03 September 2009

Water

Here in the copper basin we live in a desert. We either have to much water or to little water, rarely do we get just the right amount of water. This leads to one of my biggest concerns, drinking water. What would we do for drinking water if there was a sustained loss of electricity? How much water is in those big tanks above Kearny and just how long would it last, even under restricted usage?

What? You say you have your own well? That's wonderful, but will it run without electricity? Do you have a water tank or just a pressure tank? A well without the ability to get the water to you is just an expensive hole in the ground.

Sure we have the Gila and San Padro, but just how much effort would be required to get that water from the river to your house and would you really like to drink it?

My family has around 100 2-liter bottles filled with tap water for short term emergencies and we also have a 55-gal ABS drum full of tap water for cooking and cleaning. But that wouldn't last more than a couple of weeks of sustained use. I can 'shower' using 2 2-liter bottles, can you? Do you even have water stored for emergencies?

This doesn't even take into account flushing the toilet. Scary thoughts when so much is going on in our world and fewer and fewer things are under your direct control any more.

I don't have a solution for my water problem yet, but i'm still looking and my mind is always turning this problem over. But you should be thinking about this as well because your solution to your water problem may not be suitable for me and my water problem.