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By Capt. William Wiener
Water Supply and Safety
In your shelter you need water, you should plan for at least five gallons per person and go easy at the outset until you know whether you have enough, or should ration it for a long stay. Water can be mixed with prepared food, powdered coffee, milk, instant tea; used that way will of course combat thirst. Water sealed in bottles will stay fresh, with no bacterial contamination, for a long time, but refilling after several months will assure a more tasty supply.
You may need extra water to wash hands, face or hair exposed to fall-out. Large containers outside, but in easy reach of the shelter, covered with paper or plastic film,- would supply extra water. Just throw away the outside covers. Water does not become radioactive, the only danger would arise if the fallout atoms entered and you drank it.
Tap water is perfectly safe coming from covered wells. Your hot water and pressure tanks have * a safe supply. If the water supply comes from open reservoirs, fallout could contaminate it. Civil Defense or other officials would soon be broadcasting an O.K. to drink
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