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Water, stored for emergency

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Carolyn J. Lackey

To store water for emergencies, put potable water in clean containers such as thoroughly washed plastic milk jugs. Clean water stored in clean containers with tightly fitting lids will keep indefinitely. Check containers periodically for cloudiness or leakage. A good way to store emergency water is to put the containers in a freezer when you don't have a full load of frozen food. If the power is interrupted, the frozen jugs of water will help maintain the frozen food. A full freezer will maintain temperature longer than a partially full freezer in times of power outage.

  1. This document is part of "The Notebook of Food and Food Safety Information," produced by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. It was originally produced in 1992 and was revised in 1997.

  2. Angela M. Fraser, Ph.D., Food Safety Specialist and Carolyn J. Lackey, Ph.D., R.D., Department Extension Leader, Family and Consumer Sciences, Foods and Nutrition, Box 7605, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7605.

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