The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-15

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This sweeping condemnation of the
water in what is generally supposed to
be the future main reservoir of the
city's water system was made yester-
day afternoon by the Superintendent
of Public Works, after he had been
shown one of the several recent COM
municatjons on the subject of water
and mud received at this Office.
Mr. Campbell wants to see installed
a pumping plant for the artesian sys-
tenn, with power supplied from the Nuu'
anu reservoir water, and, in the opinion
of some, his condemnation of the sur
face water supply may be taken as an
added effort to support his contentious
that Honolulu IS only hope of a pure
water supply rests in the subterranean
springs There is undeniable mud in
the Nuuanu mains, however, mud that
makes clear the reasons for Mr.. Camp
bells words, whatever it may do to the
water.
Artesian Supply Short NOW.
~ am only sorry that l can't sup
ply to everybody artesian water, but L
can't do it with the resources at the
command of the department, he said.
"What / want to do is to use the u
100000 or 100000 gallons a day with
a head of $50 feet to pump artesian
water. When we get the money to do
it, there will be no complaint to be
made about the water supply of Homo
lulu. But we can't do it until the peo-
pie realize that they must stand to-
gether in the matter, organize them
selves into a sort of neighborhood com
pany, you might say.
Regular Shortage.
"For twelve years there has been a
shortage of Nuuanu water every dry
spell. The legislature was asked every
session to remedy the matter, but moth
ing was done. All the reserve we have
now is what is in the three little reser-
voirs-about 10000 gallons-only drop
in the bucket.
"If we had to depend entirely upon
Nuuanu water now, we should have
about three days supply on hand
that's ALL
"But we are supplying part of the
city with artesian water. We ought
to supply the entire city with that
water, but we can't under present cir
cumstances. l am very sorry to be OBJ
liged to turn Nuuanu water into the
city mains, but it IT be helped. l
don't claim that it is fit to use; it ism t..
Nuuanu Dam Nearly Finished.
GAS to the Nuupnu dam, that is 60
ing ahead very satisfactorily. There
remains only about 10000 cubic yards
of earth to be filed in. When that is
in, there will be 100000 cubic yards of
dirt in the earth fill That s a whole
lot of earth, let me tell you. And at
the rate of progress made last month,
when we put in no less than 10000
cubic yards, you can see that it won t
be long until the fill is completed. The
dam is already above wnat will be the
level of the water when it is filed. As
soon as the earth fill is completed, we
will commence the work of clearing
and riprapping, and that will not take
long. AS the riprap goes up the water
will be let into the reservoir"
Lake Will Form.
Asked as to the chances of the
dam S filing, Mr.. Campbell expressed
NHllIt COHHucHct ON lHhL scOTe. - w
have lost during the past few months,
he said, 'enough water to fill the dam
once and "A half times. That was all
from the little freshets, not from big
storms. And the dam is intended ia
hold the storm waters. There will be
no trouble about filling the dam, once
it is completed.
"There is now about six and hall
enaf az Nuatar In Ragarunir No A This
is being used for sluicing purposes, the
same water being used over and over
again. This is possible because the
d E Is now $500 feet long and the
drr carving water that runs in al
one end 10 clarified before IL reache,
the other, This not possible when
the dam was shorter. "h'n the water
that came out was too slushy aud could
not be ,used over
1--WE Nro doing the best we can will
the resources at our command, II u,
people Of Honolulu want better water
us mp 10 them, They can get u II
they viii pat pp for H. That's what
I've been trying for Tor considerably
more than n year,
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