Colorado Company Supplies Haiti With Solar Water Filters

Innovative Water Technologies, a Colorado producer of water filtration systems, has donated 14 solar powered water filter stations to earthquake relief in Haiti.

With the help of the GE foundation, Pentair and private donors, the 14 Sunspring solar powered water filters will be permanently installed to provide drinking water in different areas of the island.

These innovative filters each have capacity to serve up to 5,000 gallons per day, can last up to 10 years and require no power source except the sun. They can be installed by rivers, streams, wells, lakes or any fresh body of water and remove all harmful bacteria to create safe drinking water.

Each unit runs about $25,000. Many more are needed in Haiti to make sure there is clean water without shipping water more in. I can't really afford it, but anyone that is interested in buying one to be sent to Haiti can do so at the company website.