POTABLE WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUND FORCES Flashcards
NAVMED P-5010, Chapter 10
Sanitary Control and Surveillance of Field Water Supplies.
Unit Commanders Responsibilities
(a) Ensures that there is enough safe water for drinking, cooking, and bathing.
(b) Enforcement of water discipline.
(c) Inform troops about the dangers of consuming untreated water.
(d) Know the proper methods of disinfection of personal drinking water.
Medical Department responsibilities
(a) Advises the Commanding Officer on water quality issues.
(b) Assists the engineers with selection of water sources, surveying the potable water system.
(c) Conduct routine bacteriological examination of the potable water supplies.
(d) Test water for halogen levels.
(e) Inform engineers of water quality and type of treatment required.
(f) Chemical analysis of field water supplies made on a case by case basis assigned by medical and engineering personnel.
Most common water treatment process
Military ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit)
Military ROWPU Can be used to produce potable water from
(a) Fresh water
(b) Brackish water
(c) Sea water
What Purification unit?
A multi-process system that will remove all waterborne infectious microorganisms such
as parasites, bacteria, and viruses
Military ROWPU
What Purification unit?
(1) Non-Reverse osmosis water treatment unit
(2) Produces 3,000 gallons per hour
(3) Only used in treating fresh water
Marine Corps Lightweight Medium Tactical (LMT) freshwater purification unit
What Purification unit?
(1) Used to purify water for small military units and detachments, Special Operations
Forces, and temporary medical facilities during a range of contingency operations.
(2) 125 gallons per hour
(3) Provides a more mobile, further-forward deployed water production.
Lightweight water purifier (LWP)
(1) An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - compatible flat rack and is
transportable by the load handling system or palletized load system trucks.
(2) Produces 1500 gallons of water per hour.
(3) Replacing reverse osmosis water purification unit.
Tactical water purification system
(1) An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - compatible flat rack and is
transportable by the load handling system or palletized load system trucks.
(2) Produces 1500 gallons of water per hour.
(3) Replacing reverse osmosis water purification unit.
Tactical water purification system
surface water can only be disinfected for use under what circumstance?
EMERGENCY ONLY
natural surface water or well water under the direct influence of surface water for drinking is treated to what
5ppm FAC after 30 minute contact time
Water purification tablets (Iodine tablets) are for
For disinfecting water contained in small containers such as canteens or water jugs.
Highly mobile, easily transportable manually inflatable/collapsible fabric water tank.
3,000-gallon onion tank
Load handling system (LHS) water tank rack (Hippo).
(1) Compatible with ARMY’s LHS
(2) 2,000 gallons