Patent ID: 9469977
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E03B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A water storage system for storing local water supplies, comprising: one or more fresh water storage tanks adapted to receive and store a quantity of water; said one or more fresh water storage tanks connected to a water distribution pipe that is connected to a main water supply line receiving water at pressure from a municipal water supply; said fresh water storage tanks reconnecting to the main water supply line downstream from said water distribution pipe using at least a first return pipe; a water pump disposed downstream of the one or more fresh water storage tanks, said water pump configured to draw water from the one or more fresh water storage tanks through the at least a first return pipe; at least a first valve in the water distribution pipe upstream of said water storage tanks; at least a second valve in the main water supply line downstream of the water distribution pipe and upstream of the return pipe; at least a third valve in said return pipe adapted to isolate said return pipe from water flowing through the main water supply line from the municipal water supply; the at least a first valve in the in the water distribution pipe and the at least a second valve in the main water supply line downstream of the water distribution pipe and upstream of the return pipe adapted to isolate said fresh water storage tanks from water flowing at pressure into said main water supply line from the municipal water supply.