In September, 2009, severe earthquakes devastated the capital of West Sumatra in Indonesia. A huge number of citizens were left without sanitary water to drink when the water supply station serving 60% of the population was put out of commission. Since water is a critical resource in keeping people healthy, and none of us can live without it, people began drinking unsafe water from the rivers and canals, and so they began getting sick. It became extremely critical to have sources of fresh water in the affected areas to be able to save lives.

During that point, the Pall Corporation, a worldwide leader in the production of mobile water purification systems, sent two military treatment systems into the area. There are a wide variety of emergency water treatment companies, but the machines used in this case were used to treat as much as 400,000 liters of potable water each day which was enough to supply 75,000 households. The systems were also qualified to convert sea water into normal water, so they were positioned on nearby beaches. However, since they could be transported by air, sea, and land, it absolutely was possible to maneuver them, and similar systems, any place in the area where water was needed.

Needless to say, earthquakes as well as other disasters happen across the world, and the need for safe water is always critical. Although bottled water could be flown in, the fastest strategy to make substantial amounts of water available for the most people is as simple as using these new technological wonders. The diesel-powered units supplied by Pall are designed for cleaning almost any supply of water in an hour’s time. The way the equipment works requires little in the way of manpower and maintenance rendering it ideal for remote areas of the globe.

As mentioned earlier, these mobile water purification systems are used to deliver water that is clean for troops deployed around the globe, much as your local Municipal water treatment systems provide you with clean drinking water. Pall equipment uses a built-in membrane system which requires less additives, such as cartridge filters, cleaning chemicals, and scale inhibitors. The machines are appropriate for shipboard applications as well as for temporary backup units for municipal uses. Any time, any place, Pall emergency mobile drinking water trailers could possibly make the difference between life and death for thousands of people.