Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-14
WATER COMMISSIONERS REPORT

M AVE- They Again Recommend the Hop
 Brook supply.
 The board of water commissioners presented their report upon an addi- tional water supply, to the council last and the finding of the commissioners is as follows:
 Purity-Lindley brook one, Chestnut hill two, Quassapaug three, Hop brook four.
 Average daily supply-Hop brook one, Chestnut hill two, Lindley brook three, Quassapaug four.
 Storage, capacity1Quassapang one' Hop brook two, Chestnut hill three, Llndley brook four.
 Cheapness of cost-Hop brook one, Lindley brook two, Chestnut hill three, Quassapaug four.
 Cheapness of cost in proportion to average daily supply-Hop brook one, Chestnut hill two, Lindley brook three, Quassapaug four.
 | In these five qualifications they com pare as follows Hop brook first in 8, second in 1, fourth in Lindley brook, first in 1, second in 1, third in 2, fourth | in 1 Chestnut hill, second in 8, third in I2; Quassapaug, first in 1, third in l, fourth in <.
 Lindley brook has the purest water and is second in cost, but it has the least storage capacity and is third in amount of supply. Chestnut hill comes second in purity of water, but is third in cost, storage capacity and supply. There are other objections to a supply from these sources The diversion of so large a quantity of water from several Of the largest factories would tend to cripple the industries of the city and besides the
 supply from Lindley brook is so limited
 that it will not be long. judging from
 the present rate of increase in our popu
 lation and manufactories, before another
 increase in the supply will become necessary.
 Quassapaug has the largest storage capacity but the water is third in purity
 with the smallest supply and greatest cost.
 Hop brook stands first in daily supply
 and cheapness of cost, second in storage
 capacity which is nearly four times that of the present system, fourth in purity
 of water but fully equal to average waters of the state, and the impurities
 disclosed by the analysis can be removed and they think the water can be deliver ed into the city as pure as that from East Mountain. With its water shed ot
 l,430 acres, it will furnish us with a daily supply of $500, ,00O gallons and its , reservoir will store 400 ,000 ,00Q gallons. , Through the upper valley of HoI . brook is the proper and feasible way tC
 Quassapaug and when needed, the water , of that lake can be brought into the , reservoir by means of a canal or conduit and thus become Q part of the system This would they believe furnish an ample supply for city of 100,0 inhabitants
 The necessity for prompt action is ap
 parent. There is now less than thirty F days supply in the reservoirs and con ! siderable daily. expense is being incurred l by pumping from Mad river. Could the , selection of the location of the new sup
 ply be made at this time, most of tht necessary preliminary work, such as tht purchase of lands and rights of way preparing the plans for the dams, etc a could be done the coming winter, anC
 that much time saved in the prosecution of the work. The report ahnexes th' copies of the reports made to the coun
 ciI August l, 1888 and November 4, 1889 q giving the results of the surveys and es f inmates of cost for the different locali i ties. The board of water commissioner a again recommend the selection of th' I Hop brook site and plans, and that they
 be authorized to make additional con f tracts for land, rights of way, etc, ant : report to your honorable body. They f also recommend that application bt
 made to the legislature for power tt take tue waters of Quassapaug lake ol
 any other of the waters of LitchtelC
 county for additional supplies. % =