Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-28
TO ENFORCE LAW
Governing Construction for Purpose of
Developing Water Power.

Chief Engineer Cyrus c. Babb of
the State Water Storage Commission
is taking steps to bring about the en-
forcement of the State Water Storage
Commission act passed by the Legis-
lature of 1909. 50 far as it affects the
development of water powers in the
State.
The following letter has been sent
out 10 all persons and corporations
contemplating or having already be-
gun such construction:
Gentlemen-Y Your attention is called
to tie following quotation from Pub
lie Laws 1909. Chapter PIP, the organic
act creating the Maine State Water
Storage Commission.
Section EVERY person, firm or
corporation before commencing the
erection of dam for the purpose of
developing any water power in this
State. or the creation or Improvement
of a water storage basin or reservoir
for the purpose of controlling the wa
tiers of any of the lakes or rivers of
the State. shall file with said commits
sion for it's information and use copies
OF plans for the construction of any
such dam or storage basin or reser-
voir. and statement giving the ioca-
ton. height aud nature of the propos-
ed developed appurtenant structures
and the estimated power to be devel-
oped thereby. and in case dam is to
be constructed solely for the purpose
of water storage and not for the de-
velopment of water power al its
site, plans and statements shall he
chr thn
extent of the land to be flowed the
estimated number of cubic feet of wa
ter that may be stored and the esti-
mated effect upon the flow of the
stream or streams to be affected there
by Every person. firm or corporation
shall, as soon as practicable, after
tlis act takes effect, file similar plans.
reports and estimates in relation to
any dam or storage basin or reservoir
then in process of construction by
them.
1t is understood that you are con-
templating construction or have under
course of construction, works that
come under the above provisions OF
law. viii you therefore. file IN TINS
office detailed plans of the work, ana
answers to such questions below as
are applicable TO your project
Very respectfully.
CYRUS C. BABB.
Chief Engineer.
The questions to which answers are
requested include: Date of charter
date of important changes in con
struction and details. capital stock
dates of changes of forms of owner
shin: name of stream on WHICH
plant is located; location of plant, ac'
companied by plan, sketch or pho-
| tograpn showing features OF plant
| location and topography; drainage
| area of stream above dam. accom-
| named by map of same; detailed
| working plans of dam; method o.
| supplying water to wheels and oper
ating capacity of canal or pipe line
nature and quantity of product ane
| size and number of turbines or wa
terwh heels with total rated capacity
| head under which they operate am
horsepower developed during average
| low water; total capacity of genera
| tors and total annual output of gen
| orators: amount of power transmit
| tad purposes and market price, hour'
| of daily run and number OF DAYS PEI
| week plant is run; capacity OF reser'
| vair and length of time auxlnars
| sta.m nlant is run: additional stor
are location of storage dam; owner
of dam and operation of storage uaiil