a family of products and services ensuring safe water during emergencies for critical infrastructure...

A Family of Products and Services Ensuring Safe Water During Emergenciesfor Critical Infrastructure and Government

Wayne Harperwayneh@firstwaterinc.com770-616-2186

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Training Outline

Keys to SuccessOverview of Emergency Water DisruptionsKeys to Mitigating Emergency Water SituationsOverview of Complete SolutionSpecific Uses and ApplicationsOperation of Equipment

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OverviewThis solution has been utilized successfully in numerous deployments. This is a proven solution that works extremely well.This is the largest emergency water solution of it’s kind in use in hospitals and healthcare facilities in the United StatesThis solution is incredibly flexible and versatile and will work if you follow the “Keys to Success”

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Keys to Success

You must think differentlyYou must be open minded and have a solution orientated mindsetYou must be creativeYou must plan for the obvious, but - -You must understand the concepts to apply them dynamically to any incident

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Purpose of the System

To produce potable water from any fresh water sourceTo provide point-of-use on-demand water purification to specific points of needTo support mobile and fixed facility operationsTo expand water contingency planning beyond bottled water

7What Causes Water Disruptions

Natural Disaster– Floods– Snow and Ice Storms– Earthquakes–Wildland Fires–Hurricanes

Mechanical Factors–Water Main Breaks– Power Outages– Routine Maintenance

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Operational Conditions

Water is available but is contaminated– Boil water advisory– Pressure drop– Compromised well

or tank Total water outage–No pressure–No water in pipes

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The Operational Process

Source Water

Management

Water Treatment

Clean Water Distribution

10Phase 1: Source Water Management

Identifying Sources– Compromised Facility Supply– Residual Water in Plumbing– Water from Municipal Mains– Fire Hydrants– Fire Trucks, Construction

Tankers– Rehab Pools, Fountains,

Swimming Pools– Wells– Lakes, Rivers, Surface Water

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Municipally Treated:Some sediment from tank.

Municipally Treated:Little or no sediment.

Not Treated:Sediment will cause more

filter changes.

Water Supply Chain

Source 3 – Ground WaterPonds, Creeks, Flooded

Streets

Source 2 – Supply StationTM

Shuttled Water from Fire Departments or Other Trucked

in Sources

Source 1 – InfrastructureCompromised Water Mains, Swimming or Therapy Pools,

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12Product: The Supply StationTM

Used to hold untreated water prior to cleaning300 or 3,000 gallon capacities

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Phase 2: Water TreatmentMechanical Filtration:– Contaminated fresh water is mechanically cleaned and made clear through four stages of specialized water filters and virus media (filtration and adsorption down to an effective size of 0.2 microns)– Carbon block for odor-free water.

Disinfection:– Biological contaminates such as bacteria are neutralized by

exposure to Ultraviolet light– Optional Flex-Chlorinator

Safeguards:– Automatic shut off when the UV bulb becomes unsafe due to

age, wiring issues, or loss of amperage.

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Water QualityUS Government

USEPA NSF P248 and P231US Army Center for Health and Preventative Medicine

State GovernmentNorth Carolina State Department of Public HealthAlabama Department of Public Health

Private Labs and UniversitiesTriad ForensicsUniversity of ArizonaChemtech-Ford Laboratories

Foreign GovernmentsMexicoHonduras

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Product: The FW-1200-MUp to 1200 gallons per hourFits in an SUV, minivan or pickup truckWheeled frame can be moved with one handHooks up to standard hose bibs or external hoseThe on-board pump pulls water from “un-usable” water mains, Supply StationsTM, or virtually any salt-free water sourceSpecially designed high strength pump works efficiently with intermittent and continually cycling “gray power” from generatorsA/C (red plugs) powered

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Product: The FW-60Up to 60 gallons per hour, 45 psi pumpFully portable, briefcase sizedExternal applications– Vehicle use, evacuation and

triage support, mobile medical teams

Internal applications– Sustains critical facility

operations and sheltering in place

Showering and “decon” settingsFW-60-BTM – powered by A/C (red plugs/generator), external battery, or vehicle cigarette lighterFW-60-STM is also solar powered

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Phase 3: Water Distribution

The Filling Station• 4 Distribution

Ports

AquaBags• 1.6 Gallon

Individual Containers

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Phase 3: Water Distribution

NextGen Bladder• 500 Gallon

disposable liner

Flex-Chlorinator• adds residual

disinfection to water

19Fixed Facility Applications

Nutrition Centers– Ice machine, coffee maker, water distribution

point, hand washing

Food Service or Dietary Center– Food prep, ice machine, soda dispenser, dish

washing, hand washing, water distribution point

DialysisDrinking Water / Water CoolersScrub StationsLaundry Operations

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Mobile Applications

Mobile hospital unitMobile showering trailersMobile decon centersMobile kitchen facilitiesMobile ice productionPre-deployment teamsMutual aid deployments

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South Georgia Wildfires

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Alabama Water Outage

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Alabama Water Outage

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Houston Texas MMU

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Minot, ND Floods

26Toledo, OR. Water System Shut Down

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Adairsville GA - Tornado