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DOD Funding to MIOX

Department of Defense
Funding To Miox

Date: January, 2006

MIOX Appropriated Four Million Dollars for Individual Water Purification System (IWPS)

The Department of Defense appropriate $4 million in funding in fiscal year 2006 to procure the MSR MIOX Individual Water Purification Systems (IWPS) for the U.S. Marine Corps. The IWPS, which treats water on-the-go, is designed to contain 3 liters of water that has been both disinfected and filtered.  The funding will be sufficient to outfit approximately 1/3 of the 175,000-strong Marine Corps. The systems will be purchased by the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

The New Mexico Congressional contingent, including Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), was highly influential in obtaining the $4 million appropriation. Congresswoman Wilson is the only woman veteran currently in Congress, and the first Air Force Academy graduate in Congress. She continues to be influential in issues of defense and in support of the New Mexico economy.

“New Mexico is consistently on the leading edge of technology,” says Congresswoman Heather Wilson. “I’m proud to have supported and requested this funding, which will allow a growing New Mexico company to use their technology to support the warfighter on the battlefield. This is amazing technology that has applications far beyond the military. Indeed, you can step into REI and buy one of MIOX’s products, and our own sheriff’s office used MIOX technology in New Orleans. This is a great New Mexico success.”

Water logistics in Iraq originally accounted for sixty percent of the total logistics. Although bottling plants are now being built, warfighters in the field still struggle with water supply to meet mission needs. A single gallon (3.8 liters) of water weighs 8.4 pounds (3.8 kg) with a daily requirement of up to 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of water (2-3 gallons or 7-11 liters) per individual warfighter. This significant weight burden further exhausts warfighters and adds to the need for hydration. Moreover, the water previously could not be replenished in the field without going through a treatment process that was both limited in effectiveness and added a poor taste to the water. The water carried in the IWPS weighs just over 6 pounds (2.7 kg), can be replenished and retreated in the field, has no taste and odor, and is thoroughly treated by a redundant system to ensure purity.