The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-14
TO UTILIZE SURPLUS WATER
Good Suggestion From
Councilman Munson.
Flushing Sewers With Echo Park
Water.
The Urgent Necessity for Keeping a
Constant Flew In tho outfAn Sewer
Systsm-An Outlay OF Money
That win BIO Repaid.

committee has just evolved a scheme by
which it will be possible to utilize a
large amount OF city water now going to
waste, In flushing the sewers OF large
section OF the city IA we'll as the outfall
sewer.
At the present time but little or no
water 10 running into the great drain to
the sea, owing to the great demand for
water on the part OF the irrigstors, and
this has caused good deal of apprehen-
sion in the miRds Of the councilmen and
the city engin Ger, as without water in
the sewer there is great danger OF the
two large siphons becoming choked up
with solid matter from the internal
sewer system, thus entsiling an expense
of several Thousand dollars in repairing
the same.
The question is one that has received
q good deal of anxious thought among
the officials in charge of the city sewers
and they will be greatly relieved to learn
that Councilman Munson has hit on an
easy and profitable solution of the prob
LEM.
The plan of relief proposed by that
gentleman is the construction OF q line
OF 13-incn pipe from the lower portion Of
the bnlkhead of reservoir No. at Echo
park to the manhole at the upper end of
the sewer on Lakeshore avenue. which
terminates at Temple street. By max
ing this connection 200 inches OF city
water can be turned into the Lakeshore
avenue sewer, and the connecting
sewers On Flower street, Washington
street, Grand avenue, Jefferson street
and along Wesley avenue to the outfall
sewer, where constant flow can be
maintained.
The reason why the city has this sur
plus water 10 readily explained. The
reservoir in question is full to overflow
ing with water conducted to 1t by the
large ditch of the Canal and Reservoir
company from the Providencia ranch,
and 800 inches of water was formerly
taken from it by the Citizens Water
company to supply their customers in
the hill district, but aimee the absorp-
ton OF that company by the City Water
company they have been getting their
supply from the reservoir just above the
Buena Vista street bridge. and the full
water supply still flows into the Echo
park reservoir, and is virtually going to
waste. There is an ample water supply
there to suffice for the needs of West
lake and Central parks and zRnja s r
along Figueroa street, and still leave
from 200 to 300 inches of water for daily
use for fushing the sewers.
The rights OF the city to the river
water on the Providencia ranch, which
have been long exercised, are now in
litigation in the courts, and Mr.. Mum
son is of the opinion that this water
should be put to some good use. In
company with City Engineer Dockweiler
he made an examination of the proposed
line of connection on Saturday, and the
plan was decided to be eminently prac-
ticsl and feasible, and will be presented
at the meeting of the council today. 1t
ia estimated that the cost OF the pipe
and laying the same complete
will not exceed 5000, and by
the sale OF this water to land owners
below the siphons in the outfall sewer
after it has accomplished it's benefcent
object of flushing the same, an income
OF SIG per- day will be received for the
water from parties who are waiting to
take the same. At the above rate the
water will pay for the cost of connection
within 40 days from the date of it's COM
pletion, and after that earn neat reve-
nue. for the city from now until next
November.
Mr.. Walsh. the city employee in charge
of the outfall sewer. states that he has
already had applications from land own
ers along the line of the outfall sewer
that would call for daily supply OF
1900 inches Of water, which would give
revenue OF s96 per day, and it is ex-
pected that the city will soon be in q
position to supply 600 inches of water
per day by reason of connections with
the river and the main stems OF the in
ternal sewer system; so it is likely that
the outfall sewer will pay for itself in
side of two or three years.
1t is expected that the council will at
once act on Mr.. Munson's proposition, as
fully 200 inches of water ia now going
to waste by reason OF leakage, etc., at
the Echo park reservoir, and as the util-
ization OF this water in no manner in
terferes with the supply of the irrigators
in the southern part of the city, and as
it is vitality necessary that constant
flow of water should be kept in the out
fall sewer, the measure will likely be
passed Immediately.