Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-06
City engineer
OUTLIVESPLANS
FOR MORE WATER
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carried out, much more water in the
Nuuanu watershed can be secured at
a slight additional expense.
Years ago. recommended to Mar
ston Campbell. then superintendent Of
public works, that side ditches-lat-
erals-be constructed to lead the wa
ter from the slopes. into the reser
vofrs," he explained Part of this
i recently ts:recommended to the leg:
isiatfye COMMITTEES Of the supervisors.
Al the reansst Of this paper the
engineer thereupon furnished a, copy
of a statement, Report on Improving
the Nuuanu Water System" made to
Tie legislative committee Of the SUI
pervisors Some Of its salient points
are. '5',f$
1T has been determined that the
Nuuanu watershed is good for 1900:
600 gallons . day throughout the year
AT the present time conditions are
such that AM average of !. 5000, BOO gal,
Ions per day goes To- waste out Of No.
2spilIway,- 60,
, The problem resolves itself into
minor problems, the first Of which is
to ennpound the water 50 as to save
every drop rim on from the water.
sheds Of the. various reservoirs. The
second problem is to get the water
70 the, consumers by means Of prop.
ef pipe lines"
He then goes on to give details
OF intercepting bitches and pipe lines
on both sides OF the valley, of exca:
walton work to double the capacities
OF reservoirs 3 and 2, and Of the lay,
ing Of additional mains down INTO the
valley. 80 '->1 g. -" -
fhfee schemes are proposed, the
first to cost $43,450, the second $50, 200
and the third, $40, 600. He generally
favors the. first scheme. This is the
scheme for intercepting ditches and
pipe lines. -, - 49, 800 = -
s6sossts Purchase Of Pauoa Water.
!. AS remedy for the annual shortage
I'd water supply the Panoa valley
project, which has been up before the
legislature several times. may be con-
sidered by the supervisors tonight,
following the receipt of a letter from
j. r. Calf. acting administrator Of
the C. w. Booth estate. to Mayor
Lane. The letter in part is:
The taxpayers of Kalihi, Alewa
Heights and Nuuanu Valley are again
ordered to stop using water for irriga-
ton as has been the annual necessity.
Some minor remedies could be ap-
piled at small expense. such as stop
ping the seepage in the large upper
reservoir. connecting all the reser-
voirs and cutting Of the supply pipes
to the Hawaiian Electric, which has
enough water from its artesian wells
But even, If these defects were rem.
edied the supply would still be INSULT
Client. The recommendation of Mr.
harrison, superintendent of hydro
graphy, involving the development Of
the water at Punaluu, would bring wa
ter to Honolulu through IL miles of
conduit and a cost of $1,000,000.
There is a more economical way
and one which will, bring Immediate
results, namely, to acquire the water
In. Pauoa valley. This water. at the
very door of the city has for its source
two perpetual springs with a mini
mum flow of 100000 gallons every
"a hours
These springs are not affected by
rainfall, which proves their subter-
ranean source. The permeable water
shed in the middle Of Oahu is the
probable source and can be further
developed by, proper, diking.
The estate of c. W. Booth is the
owner Of all the water in Pauoa val
ley. but has offered the same to, the
Territory for 100000, or subject to
condemnation.
we ask the present legislature to
pass a bill authorizing the Territory
to acquire the Pauoa water under
condemnation proceedings. and now
ask for the support of the board Of
supervisors In the measure"
Gait also points out. that in 1911 and
1913 the legislature appropriated
$10O, 000 for the Pauoa water rights
but they were never purchased for va
rious reasons. He says also that the
Hawaiian Electric Company should Be
stopped from using the Nuuanu valley
water because it can get artesian wa
ter without deprivfng Nunanu resi-
dents .of, their supply.
Officers of the electric company
held long conferences this morning
over their action at. the supervisors
meeting tbnight. Up to late, hour
this afternoon they said they had not
decided what representations they
would make.
I'VE shall present our side of the
controversy. tonight" said Frank E.
Blake. general manager of the COM
panY Until then we have nnthin o