ERU, Water and Sanitation, Module 40 (M40)

General information

This module M40 is part of the complete Water and Sanitation ERU which is composed of  3 modules (M15, M40, MSM20).

This module consists of 3 parts: Treatment / Distribution and Trucking / Basic sanitation and hygiene promotion.

This module provides treatment and distribution of water for large populations, and can treat up to 600,000 litres a day for up to 40,000 people. This unit can also provide limited sanitation hygiene promotion for a population of up to 5,000 people.

Module M40 has integrated distribution and trucking capacity, for transport of treated water to dispersed populations and the capacity to set up nine different storage and distribution points with a capacity of up to 75,000 litres a day (preconditions are availability of flatbed trucks, fuel, road access).

The following equipment list is one example of a M40.  Individual NS may utilize their own equipment lists which differ from this list and other NS.  However, different M40 must be capable of delivering the same function and be able to connect to each other.

All transport regulated products are packed for the highest constraint, which is air transport on passenger/cargo mix aircraft. They have their IATA certificates inside the set of document of each ERU module.

Specifications

Refer to individual item sheets for the items specifications and kit content lists.