Supplying potable water to military personnel stationed in remote outposts represents one of the greatest challenges that often needs be addressed to achieve continuous military superiority in isolated and hostile environments. The aim of this project was to investigate the possibility of integrating water reuse systems for production of potable as part of a self-sustaining outpost design. The methodology incorporated an approach based on identifying potential water sources from other systems in the outpost, development of mass balance based model, assessing applicable water treatment technologies and energy requirements, and systems integration. Results demonstrate that combination of energy efficient systems incorporating microfiltration/reverse osmosis could be implemented to provide potable water for a platoon level unit for a period of 90 days without need of resupply.

Integrating water reuse systems in a self-sustaining outpost

244th National Meeting (2012)

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