One of the very first necessities that needs to be covered during a global depression is water. When government, utilities and other systems are running up to speed and you have the ability to pay the bills, you will not have to worry about them unless a natural disaster occurs. The problem with a global depression is that it is very similar to a natural disaster.
If you are unable to pay your utility bills, or if your city government goes bankrupt and is unable to keep a water plant running, you may need a new plan to get water into your home. Even if you have your own well, you must get power to that well in order to pump water out of the ground.
So here are some things you need to address and think about, but keep in mind that redundancy is key. Plan for each aspect of what it takes to bring clean safe water from its source to the glass in your hand and what it takes to remove wastes from your home afterwards.
So consider,
- Where does your water come from?
- Where can you get a back up supply of water if that source fails
- Do you have a well?
- Do you have a back up well at a different level?
- How do you power your well?
- Do you have a backup power supply for your well?
- Where does your waste and sewer go?
- Are you on a public sewer system?
- Can you disconnect from the public sewer system if it fails?
- Both to prevent a back up in to your home from a failed system
- To enable the option of switching to an alternative system
- If sewage from your home or your neighbors home were to be dumped in or near your yard, would it penetrate into your drinking water supply?
- How much water is in your well?
- Does your well run dry from time to time?
- If your neighbors stopped using public water, and dug a well, would that impair your water supply?
- Do you have water treatment and filtration options?
- Do you have the ability to self test your water supply?
- If your grown children, extended family or loved ones moved into your home, can your well, water supply or sewage system keep pace with more people in your house hold?
- If you have a septic tank, do you know where it is?
- Do you know whether or not your septic tank is in good working condition?
- Could you grow a garden near or above your septic tank safely?
- Do you have the capability of capturing rain water?
- Do you have the ability to store water?
- Is your house designed to conserve water?
- Do your toilets require electricity? (ex. up flush toilets)
- Do your water filters require power?
- Do you have the ability to secure and protect your water supply?
This 100+ page emergency and disaster preparedness guide will get you started on your way to developing and implementing your own survival plan.
