TM 10-4610-234-13
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
SCOPE.
Type of Manual. This is an Operators, Unit, and Direct Support Maintenance manual for use with two
similar 40K Water Storage and Distribution Systems (WSDS). It provides instructions for operating and
maintaining the equipment.
Model Number and Equipment Name. The nomenclature is Water Storage and Distribution System, Model
WSDS40K or Model 40KWSDS. The components of these systems are interchangeable.
Purpose of Equipment. Stores and distributes potable water.
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA
PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
1.3
DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
For procedures and materials used to destroy Army materiel to prevent enemy use, refer to TM 750-244-3.
1.4
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENTENT RECOMMENDations (EIR'S).
If your Water Storage and Distribution System needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user,
are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design
or performance. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at Commander, US Army Aviation
and Troop Command, ATTN: AMSAT-I-MDO, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63120-1798.
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PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
a.
Placement of equipment in administrative storage should be for short periods of time when shortage of
maintenance efforts exist. Items should be in mission readiness within 24 hours or within the time factors
as determined by the directing authority. During the storage period, appropriate maintenance records will
be kept.
b. Before placing equipment in administrative storage, current preventive maintenance checks and services
evaluations should be completed, shortcomings and deficiencies should be corrected, and all Modification
Work Orders (MWO’s) should be applied.
c.
Storage site selection. Inside storage is preferred for items selected for administrative storage. If inside
storage is not available, trucks, vans, convex containers and other containers may be used.
1.6
NOMENCLATURE CROSS REFERENCE LIST
The following list includes the nomenclature and cross references used in this manual.
Common Name
Official Nomenclature
350 GPM Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pumping Assy, Wheel Mounted, 4-inch, 350 GPM
at 275-Foot
350 GPM Pump Connection Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connection Kit, 350 GPM Pump
125 GPM Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pumping Assy, 2-inch, 125 GPM at 50-Foot
125 GPM Pump Connection Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connection Kit, 125 GPM Pump
Change 1 1-1
MAINTENANCE FORMS AND RECORDS.
