Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04
HEALTH BOARD
MAKES REPORT
ON RESERVOIR
Letter 70 Loan Fund Commits.
sion Tells What is Needed
to Make Sanitary

Direct reply to the request of the
Oahu Loan Fund Commission for rec
concentrations as to the measures to
be taken TO make No. reservoir sani-
tary has been received by Charles r.
Forbes, chairman OF the commission.
from Dr. j. s. =. Pratt, president of
the Board of Health. Tomorrow morn
ing it will be read at the commissions
meeting.
The reply embraces recommends
tons made in report to the governor.
forwarded to the commission at its
last meeting. 1t recommends that the
vegetation be removed from about the
reservoir, that close wire fence be
constructed on both sides of the Pail
road; that conduits be placed under
the road to conduct the water from
the Eva side of the valley into the
reservoir and that a filtration and
chloriHation plant be installett
The letter follows, in full:
Charles R. Forbes, ESQ.,,
Chairman, Oahu Loan Fund Com
mission,
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sir
your favor of April 10Th transmit
ting resolution of the Oahu Loan
Fund Commission has been received
and carefully considered.
THE Board is of the opinion that
No. - Reservoir is in an insanitary
condition and believes If the water
from this reservoir is to be used for
domestic purposes that the insanitary
conditions should be abated.
I'm stating what could be done to
put No. Reservoir in a sanitary con-
dition it is necessary to consider not
only No. but also numbers /. and 3
for these latter aGe in similar con-
dition although in q lesser degree. All
these reservoirs are receiving drain
age from a pubf3 highway and the
entire watershed is unprotected from
trespassers.
"While the Board or Agriculture and
Forestry has passed s regulation pro.
hibiting trespass ON the watershed
which, when enforced, will be of some
value, yet the difficulties which VIII
be encountered in its enforcement and
the lack of absolute certainty that no
one will go on the prohibited area.
must be apparent to any one. To
place these reservoirs in sanitary
condition and make the Nuuanu Val
ley Water Supply fairly safe It would
be necessary to do the following:
Il. Clean out all vegetation in the
reservoirs as far back as the water
could go we're the reservoirs filled to
their full capacity.
'.2. Construct close wire fence on
both sides of the highway from the
pail to below No. 4 Reservoir, also a
close wire fence on the Eva side OF
the road at such places and Of SUI
ficient length as will protect Reser-
voirs 4, 2 and g.
"3. Construct concrete storm gut
tiers along the highway so that all
drainage from the road would be car
ried away from the reservoirs This
would mean that these cutters would
have to discharge below each reser.
voir. In the case Of Reservoirs 2, 3
and 4 into the gulch on the Waikiki
side of the road and Reservoir into
the stream which crosses the road
near the road leading to the Country
Club.
~. The water from the watershed
on the Eva side of the valley opposite
Reservoir 4 to be conducted from
above the road through concrete or
iron conduits under the road into
No. 4.
IS. Installation of a filtration and |
chlorination plant situated preferably |
below Reservoir No. 2. II
this plant is to be effective it must |
be in charge of q COMPETENT man
and kept under the most rigid super
vision.
IS. Reservoir / to be concerted and |
made storage and distributing basin |
for the filtered water from Reservoirs |
2, 3 and f.
eff all the above was EFFICIENTLY |
carried out the. reservoirs would be
in sanita-S' condition and the water
supply reasonably safe.
As to temporary measures pending |
4 decision as to the best water supply
The carrying out of suggestions / and |
2 would lessen the dangers of the /
present water supply.
"The Board believes that Honolulu /
should have an artesian supply for /
domestic use and that before large /
expense is incurred in making the
Suuanu supply reasonably safe that
he matter of an artesian supply
should be carefully investigated and
considered.
The Board desires to cooperate
he Jail may have upon these boys. 1t
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