BIG THANKS to Julia for her awesome questions! I really appreciate it! One question she asked was, "for the enormous blue water barrel that i bought, should i be adding some bleach to it? and how often should it be emptied/refilled?"
First of all, water storage is SO important. If you refer to the Church's Home Storage Pamphlet," All Is Safely Gathered In", water storage is the second most important thing after storing a 3-month's supply of food you eat everyday. The minimum storage requirement is 14 gallons per person (a two week supply). I store as much water as I can.
If you are putting your water into food grade containers...such as the enormous 50 gallon blue water barrel, and your water comes from a chlorinated municipal source (ours does), there is no need to purify it further. If you were getting your water from a well, or you weren't certain your water was clean, you would want to add some bleach to it. The ratio is 1/8 teaspoon of bleach to every gallon of water and only regular bleach should be used.
In regards to rotation, I like to rotate my water every year (summer is a great time because you can use the old water for your garden). I have tasted water that was stored longer than that...probably 2-3 years and it was fine. I was hesitant to drink it, but it really tasted good.
For a few additional tips, click HERE.
image courtesy of a.k.a. green's blog
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