WaterPreserver™ is a safe and easy-to-use solution for personal emergency water. Adding a bottle of WaterPreserver to a 55-gallon approved water-storage drum provides you with storage for up to five (5) years!
7C's was founded by 1989 by Craig Carter, for the purpose of developing
and marketing a "water preservation" product, later to be known as Water
Preserver Concentrate™. Craig spent many years as Manager of Safety™
Health and Environmental Affairs for a division of a major
pharmaceutical company. He holds undergraduate degrees in chemistry,
pre-med. and psychology and a Master of Science degree in human
physiology.
One of the safety and health challenges he faced was
preparing the company's manufacturing plants and employees for
unexpected emergencies and natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Beginning in the early 1980's he was one of the first in the U.S. to
show corporate heads a budgetary justification for a comprehensive
emergency mitigation and preparedness program.
The emergency
preparation process involved years of employee safety and emergency
response team training, as well as the procurement of large quantities
of equipment and supplies, including water. Each plant needed to be as
self-sufficient as possible, to protect and shelter a large number of
employees and to provide for rapid resumption of business after any
given emergency.
It became obvious that maintaining a large
supply of emergency water, for drinking, cooking, sanitation, medical
and first aid uses was critically important. However, the necessity of
replacing the water supply every 3-6 months to prevent contamination
proved that maintaining a safe water supply was a time-consuming and
costly procedure.
With the help of other scientists and
laboratories, Craig began experimenting with different methods of
storing water and using various chemical additives to prolong the shelf
life of stored water. In 1985, he began his first long-term storage test
by blending a number of high-purity ingredients into what was later to
become the original formula for Water Preserver™ Concentrate.
Using
the new compound, he prepared a batch of water with the mixture and put
the mixture in storage. After a period of 2 years and 4 months, samples
of the water were taken and analyzed in a laboratory. The results were
promising. After 29 months, analysis showed the stored water still met
the standards for fresh drinking water!
The testing continued for
another 5 years on the original batch of water and a control batch of
untreated tap water. The water was stored in specially designed
containers called WaterCube™and samples were taken periodically to check
water quality. Year after year, the results were astounding. While the
untreated control samples showed high levels of bacterial contamination,
the treated water continued to meet the standards for fresh drinking
water!
Based on years of product testing results, applications
for registration of the product were finally filed with the U.S. EPA,
and California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (now Cal/EPA). Approvals
were granted in 1991 to market the product for 5-year water storage. EPA
required product testing to continue for a total of 10 years, with
laboratory analysis periodically submitted to them for review. A final
progress report was submitted in October 1995, showing the original
water sample still meeting current drinking water standards!
Used worldwide, Water Preserver™ is the #1 best selling and most widely-recommended water storage product.