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Appendix G 282 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 Table G-27. Water consumption factors in gal/person/day Use Temperate Tropical Arid Arctic Drinking water 1.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 Personal hygiene 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 Field feeding 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Heat injury treatment .1 .2 .2 .1 Vehicle maintenance -- -- .2 -- Standard planning factor 6.1 7.7 7.9 6.6 G-128. Bottled potable water can be manufactured by military or commercial means. The Army has a small quantity of expeditionary water packaging systems in operational project stocks to meet initial combatant command requirements. Additional systems can be procured. These systems are normally maintained and operated by contractors of the Army Materiel Command. G-129. Clothing and light textile repair is essential for hygiene, discipline, and morale purposes. Clean, serviceable clothing is provided as far forward as the brigade area. This function is typically tied to the laundry contract, if one has been established. Mortuary Affairs G-130. Information in this section is derived from ATP 4-46, AR 638-8, AR 638-2, and DA PAM 638-2. G-131. The Army mortuary affairs program includes current return operations, concurrent return operations, and temporary interment operations. Remains of personnel for which the Army is responsible are cared for with utmost respect in keeping with the highest traditions of military service. Deployed unit commanders and logisticians are responsible for understanding mortuary affairs policies and unit SOPs. Mortuary affairs support begins at the unit level. Commanders are responsible for the recovery and evacuation of human remains of assigned and attached personnel (military, DOD civilian, and contractor) to the nearest mortuary affairs facility (usually located at the nearest support area). This facility is the Mortuary Affairs Collection Point (MACP). Units use the casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) process to remove remains. G-132. Human remains are evacuated as quickly as possible-using air transport, when available, or retrograde convoys-to the theater mortuary evacuation point. This point is usually located in a secure area on or near an aerial port of embarkation. Movement of human remains is situational and theater specific and is accomplished in the most expedient manner possible (for more information, see the CASEVAC discussion beginning at paragraph G-196). G-133. The disposition of personal effects is a complex issue closely related to, but separate from, the disposition of remains. Disposition policy is found in AR 638-2. The Soldier’s unit collects, inventories, safeguards, packages, and evacuates all personal effects for the unit member. The unit uses SOP and Army property transfer processes to accomplish this task. Personal effects travel with the human remains during evacuation. Facilities for Processing Remains G-134. As stated in the field services introduction, the most likely effect of LSCO will be to overwhelm the mortuary affairs system. When multiple remains are present, facilities must allow for simultaneous processing as near to the site of the incident as possible. In most cases, this requires improvising. Garages, warehouses, large tents, screened areas, and similar enclosures may be used. Arrangements must be made for refrigeration equipment to inhibit decomposition of remains. Mortuary Affairs Company G-135. The mortuary affairs company has the capability to process up to 400 personnel remains per day for up to 20 mortuary affairs collection points in a theater. This unit is typically operational control