Question:
Can the military's ROWPU be used for providing potable water anywhere?

I've read that, in Iraq, the Marine's Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units have removed cyanide and mustard-gas agents from Euphrates River water and created pure safe drinking water. I realize the output of these units are limited, but, can they be used daily for community drinking water here, where we're warned not to drink our slightly radioactive well water?

Answer: too expensive. The cost of running this kind of equipment are really HUGE in comparison with the possibilities of a small comunity. Not anyone is able or will give some seroius buck for something as plain as water, because they don't realise the importance of it until they don't have it any more. The ideea is good but not economicaly viable.