Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-27
FACTS ARRAYED
TO SHOW NUUANU
WATER A MENACE
CContih Jed rom page one)

Surface water and declares that this
can be reduced to less than 10 per
cent He declares that less than !
per cent Of the daily water consump
ton, 324 gallons per capita, is for hui
man use. that the other 90 per cent
enters into industry and irrigation.
When he comes to consider water
supply obtainable" he rejects the fig
ures OF James T. Taylor and G. K,
harrison, engineers. who have submit
ted reports on the water TO be obtain.
al from Hillebrand glen based on es,
Inmates made from rainfall data, and
declares that the showing made by
measurements Of the stream in the
glen On March 20 and April l. to-
gether with reports on the rainfall
justify the calling Of halt until abso-
lutely accurate data can be obtained.
BY product power calls forth the
comment that the difference in eleYa-
ltiUn between Reservoirs No. 3 and
No. is but 40 feet and the power TO
be derived per million gallons but IS
h. p. on an eight-hour run and six on
a "a hour run. He approves OF the
proposal TO connect Reservoir No. 3
with the 3O-Inch outlet to No 4.
What Report Consists Of.
The first exhibit is that of S. w.
Tay, sanitary engineer, whose report
TO the board of health dated April %,
1915, is enclosed. He declares that
No. reservoir is located above all
human habitation and is subject to
only occasional pollution. at time
of heavy rains a great deal of organic
matter is deposited I'M the reservoir"
he says. The Washings from the Nuu-
anu Pail road find their way into the
reservoir: A large number of persons
pass over the watershed and are like
ly to pollute the reservoir. The res
ervoir is! not properly protected from
trespass., Quite a few persons have
been seen fishing in the reservoir"
Speaking OF an analysis he made of
the water he says the water is not
desirable as it, contains considerable
organic matter, is highly colored and
turbid. The bacterial count was I20
&C, which is above the accepted count
of 100 &C" The color he blames
to brush and other vegetable matter
covering the reservoir site and recon-
mends its removal. ~ l..
Report on Chlorine Plant.
A report on the installation of the
chlorine plant at the pumping station
by Tay is the next exhibit A table
showing the amount of chlorine used
daily for about a month is shown, and
Tay then declares that the amount is
not properly regulated. Speaking of
the investigation of the additional
sources of supply Of surface water he
says: IF the county Intends to use
this water in place of the water now
In use on the lower levels a strong
stand should be taken to prevent it,
until they have improved their system
OF publication in manner satisfae-
tory to the board of health" Ending
his report he recommends that the
board make a strong protest against
the Nuuanu water supply There is
no valid reason why Is per cent of
the people now supplied with Nuuanu
water should not be furnished with
pure and wholesome artesian water"
he says.
A letter of DR.. Donald H. Currie,
who is in charge of the leprosy in
vest1gation station of the United
States Health Service, to DR.. J. S. B.
Pratt, president of the board of health.
dated December /, 1916, declares that
the danger from Nuuanu water is def
mite.
Next follows a letter from DR.. Pratt
to DR.. Currie requesting that he an
swer number of questions relative
to the sanitary condition of No. 4 res
ervoir. This Is dated February %.
1916, and was written in response to
the request of the loan fund commits
sion that the board of health make
such recommendations as 1T : deem
necessary to place No. 4 in a sanitary
condition. 1t is this letter that has
caused all the friction between the
board of health and the loan fund
members. The board of health an
swered their letter with the statement
that they had sent what information,
they had to the governor. When the
governor sent its letter to the loan
fund commission the other day it was
found that there was no direct reply
to their request for recommendations.
nothing but these reports which the
board had compiled showing that the
reservoir was not<in a~sanitary condi-
ton. The commission had asked for
recommendations and did not get
them. That is why they wrote to the
board of health again, asking that
their letter of February be answered.
In his letter to DR.. Currie DR.! Pratt
says, AS to the insanitary condition
of No. 4 reservoir, in my opinion there
can be no doubt" He declares that
the only way that it can be put into
proper condition is by taking into con-
sideration the other three reservoirs,
and the entire watershed. Mo- 4 res
ervoir could not in my opinionfbe alb
solutely protected SO that it would at
all times be sanitary" he says. To
make the water of the reservoir even
fairly safe, he says, it would be- neces-
sary to clean out all vegetation from
the site, construct close wire fence
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