Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19
IOYNEn RHnOK.

This stream takes the drainage OF the
mountains sloplng to the south on the
north side OF the Wlnooski river and flows
Into this river Mt Bolton. Active lumber
Ing operations on large scale are now
being carried Un In this watershed. This
brook Is of comparatively small size, has
a very rapid fall and n cOrrespondlnglN
rapid fun-off of the rainfall. No OPP
portunity for storage was found. The
small sise of the stream, the lack or
storage possibility and the fact that the
stream Ia farther from Burlington than
those already mentioned made 1t appear
to the committee unworthy of further
consideration.
BRUSH BROOK.
Brush brock rises In n basin Just south
Of Camels Hump and flows westerly INTO
Huntington river near Huntington Cen
ter, The road up Camels Hump from
Huntington Center passes along th's
stream. There some farm houses along
the stream and aomc occupied houses
near It's hend waters connected with the
lumber industry now being carried on
there Above these possible sources OF
pollution tho stream Ia OF very small
size aud there Is no opportunity Tor any
largo amount OF storage. These facts,
with the additional one that the head
wat ers of the stream are twentyfour miles
from Burlington, made 1t appear to the
committee undesirable for supply
HUNTINGTON RIVER.
This Is a stream OF fair size moving
northerly through Huntington valley from
Buell's Gore and emptying into the WI
nooski river near Jonesville. Whether TINS
|
fcient quantity Of water for our needs
Is an open question and depends some
what upon the point selected as the
stream becomes much smaller towards
the upper end of the valley. Storage OPP
portunities are not very promising IN the
valley. The committee decided against
this stream partly because of ITS great
distance from Burlington but mainly be-
cause possibilities of pollution from
farms and mills were found throughout
the entire valley and 1t would not be safe
| to take and use the water in an unfitered
condition without securing control of the
entire valley and the connecting water
sheds.
STARKSBORO SPRINGS.
| These are situated in the town of
Starksboro a short distance east of the
village and appear at the foot of gravel
| bank or terrace in a rather small ana
narrow valley. Whether they are true
springs, or simply seepage through the
| gravel terrace from brook a short dis
| lance above, the committee did not IN
| vestigate, but the character of the water
shed indicated tho latter. The brook above
| has farm buildings and mill on its
| banks. These springs would not supply
the future demands of burlington with
out storage and no suitable sites for stor-
age reservoirs are available.
sHELRuRNE POND.
Shelburne pond. situated In the east
part of the town Of Shelburne, drains an
area largely of farming land; 1t has no
large feeders but Is bordered by con-
siderable area of swamp land; its outlet
is Muddy brook The pond lies lower than
our reservoirs and its water could not be
utilized for supply for Burlington ex-
| cept by pumping. The character of Its
surroundings and the possibility of a
limited quantity of water are additional
| objections to its use.
| HIN.IsBURGH POND
This pond lies in the towns of Hines
burgh, ST. George and Willston and has
an area of approximately four-tenths OF
n square mile. The watershed has an area
OF about four ana three fourths square
miles and on the west and north II Is al
most entirely open farming land while or
, the east considerable part OF 1t Il
wooded. The elevation of the pond Is three
, hundred feet above our reservoirs ant
the distance for pipe line would b
about twelve and one half miles. The pom
, is used as summer resort and Their
a are n number of cottages located aroun
/. it. There is one small stream running int
9 II from the east and smaller one OF III
= tie importance from the north: it Is ais
Y said to be fed by springs. The pond is tn
= source OF the la Plotte river and the out
e let. increased by number of stream
= that Join It. is used for power purpose
= in Mechancsvlle, Hinesburgh village
= Shellburne Falls etc. The bottom of ii
r pond is of a clear gravel formation exceI
s for small area ut the north end. whel
e the surrounding land is OF somewhi
" swampy character: here small amour
y of vegetable deposit is apparent Thel
J. are several reasons why Hinesburgh por
" might appear to furnish an ideal gravl,
s. supply for this city. These are its nea
ness. its elevation. the large size of Il
: pond for storage purposes, and the ge
orally favorable character of the bottor
q On the other hand there are two po
II sible objections both of serious cha
> acter. These are the possibility of an /
II sufficient supply In time for prolong
% drought and the possibility oY the d
m terioration of tho quality of the water
er the summer from the growth of vegetat
+ organisms as frequently happens in POI
ie water Owing to the time of year at viii
ID the committee has been at work It W
II. impossible to secure any very exact
c. formation on these two points by gaugi
y the streams or analyzing the water, r
H. small size of the watershed, howev,
10 clearly shows that this could not fupni
the quantity of water that Burlingto W
need in the future; and further If our SUI
ply should be taken from this pond and
OF should ever fail to furnish the quaint
ne for future needs. there are no other wat,
er sheds In the immediate vicinity that cot
er be USED to supplement the supply. In p,
Is vious Investigations of this pond for G
is water supply the analyses made ha
es shown the water to be OF n quality in
e. rior to all of the other sources inves
v Igated. The results Of two recent analys
re are given at the end OF the report a
on show that the water is not of a high CHI,
IT. acter.
be The committee has concluded that W
such information as It has been able
collect at this time 1t does not feel WI
ranted In recommending this pond as