Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-27

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Board of Commissioners of
.Agricnlture and Fore, try,
Division Of Hydrogra6hy.
Honolulu. Hawaii, Mach IL, 1916.
His Excellency. the Govefaor of
Hawaii.
Hppplnln. ii. ...
Sir: Your attention u Invited to
the following statements relative to
the future water supply Of the city
or Honolulu
Surface Waters Of Oahu.
Perennial streams and .prings exist.
lat elevations exceeding Two hpntred
feet above sea level. in ipe following
valleys
Honolulu, between Diaaopd Head
and Fort Skater
Palolo valley has two Streams. the
Waiomao and Pukele, WHICH both have
ia combined discharged II lesr than
one million.gallon daily Ehich Is now
being utilized BY the cit water sup,
ply. ii
Manoa valley contains the largest
perennial stream ofs,the honolulu bas-
ID. This stream at an elevation Of
about 800 feet above ses level has a
minimum probable dischtfge OF about
two mathematician per DAY which is
nearly all being used for sfice and taro
irrigation ii the valley hglow. TO use
this water for city watex supply will
require publication work. or the ere,
ation OF large water rekerve consist
he - an - the ,,rr<,. Tfanoa4 xrolfo,,
Naktn valley. contai1s small
stream which reaches biinimum dis
charge Of less than one Erndfed thou
sand gallons per day. This. IS now
being utilized BY. the CITY water works,
Pauoa valley contains a number Of
small springs, the, total i1inimum dis
charge of which Will nok exceed one.
million gallons per day. PART pf this
is now being used By fthes Pacific
Heights pipe line. The Remainder is
nearly all used for rice End taro irris
cation III the lower valley. One Of
these springs, the KahleayaI has a
mean discharge Of about $50 900 gal
Ions per day, and coplk be utilized
without publication worEs All other
springs would require either purificar
ton works. or an uninhIhited water
reservation consisting &c the whole
upper valley which Is nos being used
for Chinese and Japanese vegetable
and fruit growing
Nnpanu valley Thes waters are
now being nearly all ut lized BY the
water works. Below reservoir No. 2,
a weir has been maints lined for the
past year to show the amount left in
tho stream which IS los. to the city
water works. II is prlbable that q
minimum of about $4,000. with a
mean OF about one million gallons per.
day could be added to tie city supply
at this point This water is now be-.
ing used principally for rice and taro
Irrigation IN the valley pelow.
Kalihi valley co1tains the Kalihi.
stream which at On eleSation OF SOC
feet above sea level p3obably has, a
minimum charge of about 100000, and
q mean discharge of ABOUT one mil-i
Ion gallons per rsctically, all of
which Is used for irrigation purposes
below. The use OF the water would
also necessitate the CREATION OF a
large water reservation or purifica-
ton works
Proceeding on aroun the island.
there are no perennial streams or.
springs above 100 feet Elevation until
we reach the, Wahiawa dreams The
south fork of the KauE onahua at an
elevation OF about 1909 feet has a
discharge of less than 200.-
600 gallons per day. and the north
fork about twice that amount This
water is now used TO supply Wahi-
ava. Cashier and Schoteid Barracks
18th their domestic supplies and part