The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-17

ABOUT iOnr nlllth nv
ter of the city. A,,iitk ~
AT this place a dam may De Oun Ia
closing a narrow gorge, Wnion
raise the water.surface to heish. an
40 or more feet above the pea u y ~
creek and at this height will lot"
reservoir flooding about 14O acr1s 'ar
and storing about 6OO,OOOOoo saliOn II
The cost of the dam will be qui'e '"'5'
considerable. - sos
The water shed supplying TINS has Il
an area of between $500 ana 'O"1ul
acres, but in making my estima'e' "A
use the former area. a
II consists almost entirely vi y" at
broken, rolling, grassy land VII" W. CT
Der along the creek and i's MAJ %
branches. and is a clean ana "no' +
some drainage area. practically iieoh
from human habitations and hee
drainage from them a
The water shed would be better IA
Il were a greater area, but this 'sy
To n large extent, If not wholly COM
pepated for by the fact that reser-ll
yoir of such relatively great capacity
nearly 6 per cent of the area OF 'he,d
water shed-may be formed. n
The average rainfall in this vicinity a
is about SO inches, and to completeiys
an the reservoir in ore year about lor
inches OF this rainfall must reach IT, I
There will be many rains when I
will contribute nothing directly to hllt
Il and Il may not be filled the hrst /
wear after It is completed, but 1t does
not need to be full to amply supply
all year needs and to meet all losses I
due to evaporation.
The advantage coming from Its size
is that II will doubtless catch and re-
tain all of the water coming from
heavy storms, permitting little or
none to pass over the waste-weir aud
thus supply you with volume ample
to enable you to await the next heavy
storm.
A relatively small reservoir woul1
need 70 permit the floods, or by far
the greater portion of them, to pass
on down the creek, to be lost to you.
It's full capacity is such that 1t
should supply all needs of a city OF
20, 900 people longer than a year
such a period of drouth should occurl
The dam should be built OF earth
found in the immediate vicinity and
as is shown by the plans accompany
ing this report.
If experience proves that any ma
terial volume of water passes over
the waste-weir during heavy storms,
it will be easily possible to increase
the height of the dam feet, thus in
creasing it's storage capacity nearly
30 per cent or to almost 900,0O0,00o
gallons.
The quality OF the water which will
be furnished by this method of OBJ
tanning it will be wholesome and soft,
and therefore suitable for all uses.
The area OF the reservoir and this
volume held in store by it are so gred'
that there is little probability of the
water being made muddy by storms,
especially since the creeks entering
it are somewhat remote from where
the pumps will take the water
Filtration.-The use of meters W
} connection with each house service
being necessary, and since gritty wa
ter rapidly Injuries a meter, and be-
) cause of the fact that a perfectly pure,
clear water should be supplied. | feel
) that you should arrange to filter the
: water sent to the city, especially %
: times when the water in the reser.
. voir is muddy.
p 1t will not be necessary to hltei
the water at all times. I.I
The cost OF the filter will be slight
and 1t may be arranged So that 1t may
be put into or cut out service at will
The Works You Would Need to Build
To completely supply the city from
this source and in accordance witt
tne principles nave stated hereif.
will compt,-e the following:
(a) The reservoir already de
+ scribed.
OBJ A filter plant his must h'
located ne'" the pumpins station.
If the latter is placed in the fieic
Gated so that all the water may b,
passed through 1t ON its way to thu
pumps. N
If the station be located above tb,
g dam on the border of the reservoi
D then the filter may be so located tha
the water may all pass through 1t be-
+ fore entering the main pumps, or al
the water may be forced through /
+ after passing the pumps and on it
way to the city