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Water & wells
Plan for 1 gallon per person and per pet, per day, for 14 days. Here's how to store it, treat it, and keep a well working without power.
Storing water
- Use food-grade containers with screw caps. 2-liter soda bottles work.
- Don't use milk jugs, glass, or old bleach bottles.
Treating water
- Boiling is the surest method.
- Bleach: 8 drops (1/8 teaspoon) of unscented 6–8.25% bleach per gallon. Stir and wait 30 minutes.
Hidden water at home
Your water heater, the toilet tank (not the bowl), and ice. After a quake, shut off the water main to keep the water in your pipes clean.
Private wells: no power means no pump. Fill containers before storms. Consider a transfer switch or a manual well pump. After flooding, get your well tested and disinfected (Kitsap Public Health District).
Shared community water and supplies within the corridor are a future goal for North End Prepares. Join your block to help.