The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-06
BURLINGTON SEWAGE PROBLEM,

BURLINGTON SEWAGE PROBLEM
1t is beginning to dawn upon TIL
people of Burlington that after al
that has been said regarding th'
height of the water in the river aftei
the completion of the keokuk dam, j
is not impossible that II will be SUI
ficient to materially interfere Will
the free discharge of sewage a
Burlington and perhaps affect the puri
ty of the water supply there. In its
issue of Sunday the Hawk-Eye print
ed what is known as feature" ar
ticle en- the subject, in which public
attention was called TO the fact that
IF Burlington's supply OF water is to
be drawn from the lake without the
strong current that now prevails in
mid-chanBel at the mouth OF the IN.
take pipe, and if the impingement OF
the down flow upon the body OF water
at rest in the lake will cause eddies
that will carry sewage or impure
/ water up stream at times; and if the
quality of the water in the vicinity
/ of the intake may be affected at times
! by strong winds from the south, then
Burlington is up against serious
proposition The inevitable effect
will be to jeopardize the health of its
citizens, and this in turn win affect
the growth and prosperity of the city
I These things lead the Hawk-Eye to
say:
/ These startling possibilities will
warrant an early and searching study
of The probable conditions arising
from the obstruction OF The great dam
10 the natural TOW of the current.
And that Investigation cannot be COM
nienced too soon. for considerable
time may be required 10 get II under
full hea6wsS snd 10 reach definite
and fi1al conclusions Ii viii prob
ably ccss some money for q thorough
scientific study az conditions. and the
atEainrslE q reliable and coaciusive
decisicn. II NAY Involve 3 radical
change ~ o-- present sewer system.
or else SH extension 20 s very consld-
eraaAs 65sS21cs IN stream OF the in
take wS-s- pipe Such an extension,
Il ore lwo ~ greater number of
niles SrozsS cs made on shore. with
gas -awsa olslfas into s crib in the
nsln eA&-nA1 ri S1eh 3 point above
the czIF IS might ass deemed necessary
70 sss esxazG al possible coltanins-
-toa f-e- azes1ow. o. from INSULT
Client ItI1EEoa II sganaat water This
wcsllS slTc1Te Te-v hsayy outiav OF
Hozsv. as however. would aimost
any remedial plan for q very serious
menace ~ EezI1Es Il the assumption
Of SSEf wa-a- IN the lake IN front OF
the ctr shall be established as 9
fart.
Another reredv. more scientific in
us nae1-.. and the one more likely TO
hare the APPROVAL OF the national and
az sz1z-z-Izas ard experts. IS the sep
the ssE&s < conveyed m sewers TO
tanks or reeer-acIes Of broad area,
E1A-e + = subjected 10 : natural pro
cess OF dIauEsg-atSon, or bacterial
CO.'S 7upeioa- Nature does the work
BIZ TIE activities Of namberless mil
lions Of bacteria The readers of
The EsvEEEe are more Or less fanlil
lar with the process as described II
various articles heretofore published
IN this qaEser. and we need 10 consider
II this tine only lis applicability 10
conditions IN Burlington
The main discharge o. sewage is
5T the big sever. which also is the
outlet OF Ea~ksve creek. az the foot
OF Waller street Il Is the natural
drainage % considerable area OF
counrrv rest ana northwest OF the
city Il can1or vel be diverted from
lis B7asent chaHnel The real problem
Is 10 discontinue ne ase OF the Hawk
ere creek and saver as 2 Teoey-abia
Of the city This might BE- accom-
listed as 70 I'll the territory south
Of Eawkaye creek BIZ an intercepting
sever fsinfiar 10 me Plan adopted IN
Chicago after the drainage canal was
o1eued3 ly which al tie sewage OF
azt section q the cir would be
ez-ied be1eath o. aloZ gside the G.. r.
Z q FsiIweg tracks u Z point south
q toEn where sufficient area OF fat
izEd cs0gld De Obtained for Ihs sspllc
az1s 4 similar inFe-eepti1g sewer
epzs1 - built 70 cz-ca the North Hill
s@Eegs s7d conFs. i around the bluff
% sep-2c B2su- on tne 5oElands north
q tee eig-
aae no psans WOULD be SO enor-
E-zszy ezge1siTe tEat the Hsws-Eye
i Ea@e1 70 expTess tae hope that the
<znEzrzenx zrd engneer nay BE-
az u 1eT4 a. arrangement less
cestlF r s1gzss-s - tne city Off
Gas and clttzens tat Steps be taken
ngF 70 azTe taorough study made Of
IL -51st5o1 zE1 TIC conditions likely
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