WatSan ERU/MSM – Generalist training British Red Cross, Bath 24/9 – 1/ The WatSan ERU family and the Mass Sanitation Module (MSM)

Session contents:  ERU family and the WatSan ERU’s  Overview of ‘new’ Mass Sanitation Module role

RC/RC ERU’s  Logistics  Relief  Basic Health Care  Referral Hospital (Field Hospital)  Telecommunications  WatSan

WatSan ERU - 4 modules  (1) Treatment and supply  (2) Distribution and trucking  (3) Specialised Water and Sanitation  (4) Mass Sanitation Module (MSM) Modular, can be deployed singly, jointly and/or in multiples but all with ‘stand alone’ capacity. Water Modules can be combined.

(1)Treatment and supply Extract, treat, store and deliver 600,000 litres/day for 40,000 people pumps, tanks, pipes, tapstands, water testing. Shipping volume 45M3, weight 11 tonnes

Storage, distribution and delivery of 75,000 litres distributed in 9 sites, rubber tanks for fitting on locally procured trucks, pumps, tanks and tap stands. Shipping volume 19m3, weight 5 tonnes (2) Distribution and trucking

(3) Specialised WatSan Water and basic sanitation for health structures, feeding centres, staff compounds. Mobile, can produce 120,000 litres/day treatment plant, pumps, pipes, tanks, latrine construction. Shipping volume, 70M3, weight 15 tonnes

(4) Mass Sanitation Module Excreta disposal (latrines), vector control, solid waste disposal