Water is one of the most important facets to surviving any situation you are facing.

If you are stuck in your home, “sheltering in place,” so to speak, you have many options for finding water – as long as you can purify it.

Finding water in any survival situation always poses a problem, but not if you have to shelter in place.

Your hot water heater is a great source of emergency water supply that will get you through the first few days and buy you time to make alternative plans for evacuating or finding other sources of water.

What sources of water around you home can you think of if the water supply is damaged or contaminated? Tell us below.