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Clergylady
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There are many possible threats but #1 danger in summer and Fall is wild fires. 2 near us recently burned thousands o f acres but were remote enough to endanger no one. We keep a minimum of 400ft or new or waterside handy. There is no county fire help. It’s up to neighbors helping neighbors. If power were gone no one is yet set up to pump their wells. I have the close areas first solar array just to power my home. I’m gathering the things I need to power a pump in my second well with solar. The other well is on commercial power. I have 3 generators. Only  the 9k could run the 220v well. I have enough gas to pump an hour now and then for two weeks. That could easily flush toilets and refill drinking water. As for garden watering and critter water. If we couldn’t run the pump we have stored water. 1980 gallons for critters or garden, 230 gallons strict for garden,  165 gallons outside potable water and 48 gallons in the home potable and 6 gallons strictly to flush the toilet. Along the drip line of my mobile home I have some plastic storage bins lined up to catch rain water a short hard rain will almost fill them. I water scattered plantings and 6 buckets of tomato plants with that container water first. Plants love the rain water and I can’t leave standing open water for long of mosquitoes will be breeding and the containers will be full of little wiggle tails. If that does happen I just pour the water on the garden and let the bins dry out.

 

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