How to Sanitize Water with Household Bleach

This chart shows you how many drops of chlorine bleach  (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) you should add to water to disinfect it before drinking.Use only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives.

Directions:
First let water stand until particles settle or filter the water to remove particles.
Pour the clear water into an uncontaminated container and add bleach per the chart.
Mix well.
Wait 30 minutes.
Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat dose.
Wait 15 minutes. Sniff again.

One gallon of Regular Clorox Bleach can sanitize 3,800 gallons of drinking water.

Keep an eyedropper taped to your emergency bottle of bleach, since purifying small amounts of water requires only a few drops.