Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25

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| i<enncbcc river ...... IS 3O3
Silver Springs and
Lake ................ 10 lS
| CObbOSSceCOntec pond u 16J 100
ToguS pond ........... 1SJ liJ
Thrcc-corncrcd pond. z 10 13J
! Carlton pord ........S 31S 10
Belgrade stream $50. pa 81
N;ber pond ........... 10 1J7
Maranacook lakc.....9 2l2 10
| Greeley pond .........l3 ~ AZ
China lake .............1i 19j III
The kenncbcc river is objectionable be
| cause of the sewage which enters it and
| tho unwh"lcsomc character Of its water
| The i"lgIad" stream is probably iar les.
| objccti"nal L. in this respect han the Ken
| hcbec river. but i'll measure it is subjcc;
| to the sam" objections and is less desir-
| able than pond or lake water. Further
| its use would not represent any less cx-
pense than the use of water from thu
nearer ponds.
| The Silver Springs DO not yield enough
| water to supply the city. 1t has been sug-
| scStcd that the water from small lakes
near them having neither inlets nor out
| lots, might be taken To increase the sup
| ply. 1t appears, however, that the
| springs are fed UNDERGROUND flom thu
same wlt"r-hrd that supplies the lakes
and taking water from the lakes would
| and would not. in the end. increase the
available supply. The watershed which
| il the controlling element in the amount
of water oftainablr. il very small | am
| clearly Of the opinion that enough water
| to supply the city for 4 considerable mum
| Der OF years could not be obtained from
| ihiS source.
Cola oss-ro ortec pond is the nearest
considclaiic lake or pond. the use OF
| Winch can ba seriously considered ara il
| is one ni III" most available sources OF
| Il for =. f,lr YI.-.
| desirable source OF supply than either TO
| gus, Thrce-Corncred or Weber ponds OF
Mar7n3cook Lake or Greeley Iond o.
| China lake.
L is more desirable than Togus pond
because the distance is mile less ano
the water is better. Togus pond is sur
rounded by marshes. which tend to injurt
| the quality of the water.
| 1t is better than three-cornered pond
because il is a mile nearer and also be.
is highly colorcd ~ swamp Drainage and
! therefore OF unsatisfactory quality.
II IS more desirable than Wehci pond
| because ii is three miles nearer and be-
| c1us" the water is of better quality. Ii
| would further he cheaper to pump from
| CohhoSs"eC cntee pond than from Weber
| pond. because the elevation to which it
would be les. and the pumps would there
fore take less power to drive them
| M@ranacook lake Is much farther thar
Cohl'ossrccontee pond and The water Ger
tanlv is no better in quality
| Greeley rond ana China lake are a;
huch greater distances and ave quite on
| Of the question. on the ground OF eX-
pense. 1t would cost at least $50 900 70.
| q pipe line and arpurtenanCcs 70 bring
water from China lake 70 Augusta.
Coh3"sseec,ontee pond is clearly a more
| ply than any Of the ponds mentioned
which include ali that have been consid-
cred except Carlton pond.
! Carlton pond is smaller pond than
most of The others, 1t is also peculiar III
! hen@ much higher in elevation. 1t is
| slightly higher than the water in the dis.
| trlhutirG reservoir AZ Augusta. Some wa
| ter Mould flow through a plpe line from
II to ms reservoir without pumping. bu:
| pl'e line large enough to carry all of the
| water required for the city ia that way
| Il is hotter to provide Il pumping station
| to make the water flow more rapidly
| through pipe of moderate size. This
| station can be operated by electric power
| ana can he located at a point near the
converter station of the electric railway.
TAKING IoWer from il. There would h" no
real pumping lift. The pump is required
| 10 overcome a few feet Of friction. in the
| ple inc and the power required would
| I've only a small fraction of that required
| ~ pump from pond al q lower elevation.
| / or example, the power required 20 puml,
| a SlNen quantity of water from ColjboS
sCc"ontce pond would lie Theoretically IL
| times a. great as that required to pump
| the same quantity from Carlton pond.
Allowing for the smaller efficiency in a
small pump. the actual power would lie II
or l. times as great.
Carlton Fond is two miles farther from
NESUSta than COhhOSScecontcc pond, and
II" additional length Of pipe would cost
ShW" on The other hand tho cost of
pumping from Carlton rond would Ger
tainly hot exceed $.tT' per tnnum. while
he "stimptcd cost Of pumping The sam.
SN'HH Ter anHUm.
The water of Carlton pond is Of much
better quality than the water of Cobbos-
cause tie shores are not occupied ~
houses or cottages. ana i'll is free. from
the rol!Wtions which arise in this way
The quantity of water that can be oh
tanned from Carlton pond i'll dry ycai
IS IN excess Of the present requirements
81 ne city OF Augusta and with reas
o oha',IG n, rrgliaaiii?ns TO prevent waste,
ton of 2I"n people; that is. Il population
much larger than The pres Mt. or than any
mat may be anticipated for long series
of years.
In conclusion. l am clearly of the opin-
iol that Carlton pond is the most dcsir-
able of the ponds within reasonable dis
tancc of Augusta as a source 81 supplv.
First. because the water is of better
quality.
Second, because it is 50 high that the
small amount and the saving thereby Of
fcct"d more than offsets the increased
length ir PIPE line.
Respectfully yours,
ALLEN HAZEN
He does not give the data quite fully.
This pond is not a very large pond In
area. II is 100 acres. The water shed
is 212 square miles. 1t is a very deep
lake. 6S feet deep. The capacity of the
BASIN. on account of that depth. is
large, and that is what helps Mr.. Ha-
zen out with his figures. It is about a
billion gallons. The consumption In
this city now is from LOO. 900 gallons
up to 100000 in the winter. The
quality is fine. 1t is Il very clear. white
palatable, pure water. The lake has a
good. hard bottom. The State has. up-
TN the outlet stream of his pond a fish
hatchery which was located there on
account of the GOODNESS and purity OF
the water. 50 far as the water shed
is concerned. there are no houses near
the pond. There is no reason why the
shores cannot be bought and the wa
ter shed. 50 far as needed to keen ont
contamination. be owned by the water
shed. About three quarters of the
water shed is woodland. The water
will always be safe and pure
/ have some other facts that T need
not worry the committee with useless
there is occasion for it. | have under