The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-31
Water Supply of Honolulu
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tiCnably one of the best supplies o
any city in the United States.
The Nuuanu gravity supply Is secur
ed by impounding a limited supply o
spring water and the storm waters Of
Nuuanu valley. These waters, except the
water from the springs, are necessarily
~uue to the condition of the drainage
area. turbid and saturated with organic
matter, and there has always been more
or less complaint from consumers. In
fact. for several weeks this past sum
mer and now at the present time, my
family had to abandon our home, stu
ated in the Puunui district, at an ele-
walton of 335 feet, as the water, in the
first place, was absolutely unfit for hui
man consumption, and, secondly, the
supply was so limited that hardly
enough could be obtained to water the
domestic animals kept on the premises.
The present reservoirs in Nuuanu
valley are three in number, with total
capacity of 39,000,000 gallons, and I'M
der ordinary conditions do not hold
more than a ten-day supply, under con-
servation draught, so that it is impos-
sible to derive potable water from the
present source of supply in this valley.
With the completion of Nuuanu Reser-
vOir No. A, the condition of the Nuuanu
supply win be materially improved, in
asmueh as the capacity of this reservoir
is 639, 100000 gallons, and the water
viii have time before reaching the con-
Fumer to deposit much of the material
held in suspension. Even so it will be
necessary, if this water is to be used
for domestic purposes, that filtering |
plant be installed, as even under the /
most favorable conditions Nuuanu /
water, unfltered, is not fit for human
consumption.
In further conversation with Super
intendent Campbell, he stated that it |
was his idea to use artesian water for /
all purposes as far as possible. The /
reservoirs which he proposed as neees
sary, are, one to replace the present one
at Kaimuki, of 100000 gallons ca
paeity; the pump capacity is 100000,
and while we are pumping people are
consuming; the reservoir will act as
relief valve. a reservoir on PunchbOwl
at an elevation of 400 feet, another on
Punehhowl at an elevation of 800 feet,
and the present one on Punchbowl at an
elevation of 100 feet. The system will
then be divided into three levels-the
low level, below 100 feet, which will be
supplied from the three pumps, Kalihi,
BeretanIa, and KaimGki, being con-
neeted with a proper system of mains
running through the town. The inter
mediate system will supply the area be-
tween 100 feet and $50 feet elevations,
and will be taken care of by the 5,000,-
500 gallons from the electrieally-driven
pumps to be installed at Nuuanu Res
ervOir No. f. The high-lift pump, at
present az Honolulu Ironworks, will be
placed in the Beretania pumping plant
and will furnish 100000 gallons per
day, pumping to an elevation of 400
feet. The reservoir at 400 feet eleva-
tion will take care of that area between
go and 400 feet In carrying out the
scheme, in dividing the town into three
levels, three separate reservoirs are re-
quired. Below 100 feet level, which is
the densely settled portion of the city,
we have three reservoirs to take care
of that portion. The Kaimuki and
Punehbowl reservoirs are $50 feet, the
Kalihi reservoir at $50 feet, and Dia-
mond Head at $50 feet. This takes /
nPre of everything below 100 feet level
Diamond Head to Kahauiki. There
HNE fadditioul pump at Makiki of
vi 300 gallons capacity at an eleva- !
kof 100 feet. Mr.. Campbell further ;
states that we should have 100000 !
gallons daily from Nuuanu Reservoir
No. 4, but due to various losses he could
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