There are several places in the world where water does not arrive regularly, and it is necessary to store it in a tank or an autoclave.
While this may be a problem in the hottest (or depressed) regions of the Western world, in developing nations it can be a disaster.
In developing nations, the problem is far worse
Millions of people do not have access to a safely managed water supply or the luxury of drought relief. And after carrying out research in 175 rural communities in Ecuador, the entrepreneur Paul Mendieta realized that the most expensive component of any water supply system is the storage tank.
It's not a problem to find the water source, transport it, purify it, or figure out how to get it into people's homes; it is a problem to have a tank large enough to store the water that has been or will be subjected to the previously mentioned procedures.
In short, safe and inexpensive water storage had not yet been achieved.
Deploy, flexible and sustainable water tank
Mendieta's company, the Deploy Tech, has designed and is producing a ready-to-use “inflatable” water tank. It has a particularity: it is made with fabric filled with cement.
It can therefore be shipped by air even to remote places inaccessible by road. Once water is pumped into the tank, it takes on its rough shape. When Deploy is sprayed with water, the concrete sets and the tank takes on its final shape. A simple but brilliant solution that can change and save the lives of millions of people.
Here is a video that shows you how the Deploy water tank works:
