The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-07
Source Of Water Supply.

Your committee mas not seriously con-
sidered a sonrce OF water supply from
the Buckhannon river or the Tygarts
Valley river for the reason of the very
great cost for piping, large storage
Reservoir. ete., necessary TO make sup.
lply of water from either of these sour.
ces available. Neither are we impressed
with the feasibility of securing a suf.
ficient supply of water for the city from
drilled wells.
We nave given our particular atten-
tion to tns West Fork riyeF as source
Of water supply and are Of the opinion
it is the most practicable solution Of
the problem for some years to come.
Your city engineer aas made a survey
of the river for several.miles above the
present pumping station and mis- report
states that dam 6 feet high, built
near tne pumping station, VIII form a
pool containing approximately os,00O,.
600 gallons of water. OF this quantity
probably IS per cent. would be available
for use and would give the city a supply
of 100000 gallons for so days should
there be a recurrence. of drought as
severe as the one we have just passed
through
Storage of Water Supply,
The storage capacity of the present
water works consists of two steel tanks,
each 40 feet in diameter by 80 feet hign.
their total capacity being approximate
" $4,000 gallons. 1t was the originai
purpose in the design of these tanks
that one should be filed and left stand
ing that the solid matter in suspension
in the water would be- precipitated and
the water clarified; after this elarifica-
tion took place in the tank ii was the
purpose to switch this tank onto the
wafer mains and deliver thereina supply
ofsclear water, while the other tank was
being pumped full OF water and the
settling process going on. Owing to Ia.
heavy consumption of water at th,e
time which is approximately 100000
gallons per day. or about 100000 gallons
more than the total capacity of the two
tanks, tine supply pumped from the
river into the tanks doas not nave time
to settle and passes through them anc
into the mains in about the same cond,
'tion as when it was pumped from Ia,
river. To secure the advantages that
arise from settling or sedimentation it
will be necessary to increase the stor.
age capacity by erecting one or. two
additional tanks or by building a reser.
voir and after giving due consideration
to all features of the case. the committee
is OF the opinion that one or two steel
tanks would be preferable to large
reservoir, as the cost would probably be
less and the anks could be located in. the
most favorable position to feed tae
mains. As the settling process should
take place before the water is delivered,
into the mains, 1t would be best, no
doubt for most OF the additional stor
age capacity to be made at tae site Of
the present tanks.
Distributing System.
Owing TO the present neavy eousump,
ten, Of water fordomestic and industrial
purposes the distributing mains are taN..
ed beyond their capacity for tais pur.
pose alone and should serioussfire oc.
eur at any time it is feared thab The di.
version Of the water supply w6iild r,n-
aer- ir'lltless all efforts at fressHgating
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