Operation PADANG ASSIST
21 October 2009
Army water purification units
Australian Army engineers have been operating two Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units (ROWPU) on the beach of Padang City that have provided over one million litres of clean water to the local population. The water is purified from sea water and collected in large tanks on the beach front before being pumped into trucks and taken to numerous storage tanks located in neighbourhoods without mains water.
Operation Padang Assist commenced on 02 Oct 09 after the Indonesian Government accepted an offer of emergency assistance from Australia following two large earthquakes near the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The ADF Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629) was established, and is working closely with Indonesian authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs, AusAID and other agencies, to ensure the emergency relief support is delivered to where it is needed most.
| 20091020adf8208022_002 Lance Corporal Rick Youll assists with water distribution at the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purifation Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_012 An Australian Army engineer looks over the water inlet and staging tank for the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_015 An Australian Army engineer watches as a water tanker fills up from the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_025 Australian Army engineers position a transfer hose to fill a water tanker from the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_034 Children in Padang fill up water containers from the Australian Defence Force's Reverse Osmosis Water Purification point in the city. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_049 Lance Corporal Rick Youll fills up a water container for locals at the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purifation Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_076 A water tanker fills up from the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091020adf8208022_110 A water tanker fills up from the Australian Defence Force Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit in Padang. (Date taken: 20 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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