By Pat Kruis | June 30, 2021
Warner Williams Jr. cannot drink the water delivered to his house by the Warm Springs utilities.
"There have been reports of bad algae in the water system," says Williams. "They tried filter systems, but the algae would clog the filters."
Williams resorted to buying cases of water for his family.
For the last three weeks, though, Williams uses solar power to turn the moisture in the air into pure drinking water.
"It tastes really good!" says Williams. He especially likes that he doesn't have to plug anything in. The sun powers the panel that generates the water and the pump that sends the water to a special faucet in his house.
His solar panels deliver about one to two gallons a day. "If it's super cloudy, it might not produce as much," says Williams.
The Warm Springs Reservation has had long-term, stubborn water issues. This latest solution comes as a collaboration between the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and SOURCE Global, a company that designs off-grid water systems throughout the world.
Read the full article at https://pamplinmedia.com/msp/129-news/513731-410303-warm-springs-creates-water-out-of-thin-air.