Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-13
WATER PROBERS
SCORE SYSTEM
OF HONOLULU
Special Commission Urges Ap.
pointment of Engineer to
Discover New Supply
WATER RECOMMENDATIONS

That huuanu water should be =
y protected by excluding drainage =
y from the road and by erecting a =
man proof wire fence to exclude =
y trespasserG. =
= That all storm and normal =
= flow waters Of seven valleys from =
y and including Moanaiua should y
= be eopsidered AZ potential =
= sources as well as the springs +"
y In the windwsrd side which may =
y be developed by tunneIine. =
That a matter Of vital import y
4 ance 10 to utilize all artesian y
4 wells securing the most flow linn =
+ itins the drilling Of new wells y
y until an equilibrium has been 4
= reached. y
y That an expert hydraulic engi' =
= neer be engaged TO ascertain y
y through surveys and inVestisa- y
y cation the principal and operat- y
= ing cost per million gallons Of y
y water In the different resources. y
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That what 1t terms the haphaZar !
manner in which the water supply Of
Honolulu has been developed should
cease and comprehensive plan
adopted in order that every resource
may be tapped to supply the C, Instant
ly growing demand and an expert n.y.
draulic engineer be engaged g snake
a detailed investigation Of every pos
sible source so that comparison may
be drawn as toywnich will produce the
greatest amount OF water at the least
outlay IL the gist, of voluminous re-
port presented to the board Of super.
Visors last night by the Honolulu Wa
ter Commission, which has been in
vestigating this subject since its Or
ganization q year ago.
The commission, composed of L. A.
Thurston, chairman, Charles A.
Forbes, Jorgen Jorgensen, James Glib
and John H. Wilson, divided the re.
port into two parts, the historical data
on the water supply of Honolulu and
its own findings The latter en-
sisted Of Investigations on the fol-
lowing subjects: Surface waters ald
springs on the southerly watershed
OF Oahu, and also on the northsrly
watershed for both the storm and ntIr'
NAL flow, artesian water and pumping
plants, water available by pumping,
storage and distribution reservoirs
and sites and filter and publication
plants. I'D 800 ~: .:s.. |
From these investigations the com
mission found, according to Its report.
that the following sources are feas-
lble to develop: The surface water
flowing from the valleys from PaloloI
valley TO Moanalua valley, artesiauI
water. by tunnelling the Koolan
back Of the city and col
lecting the water which may be OBJ
tanned from springs and streams on
the north side of the island .a@a
The commission took its stand more
IN favor Of surface water instead Of
water because Of the cost OF
pumping to high levels and because
The surface water ir question cannot
Be spared. In regard TO tunnelling,
Iorgensen recommended that q series
81 concentration bitches and tunnels
be run along the northern base Of
Kooiau mountains both north and
south to point opposite Kalihi and
! tunnel through the mountains
emerging in Kaiihi valley on the Homo
lulu side at an elevation Of 900 feet
The commission strongly recon-
d filtration plant for Nuunau
valley because OF the constant danger
81 diseases without It.
Speaking Of the water supply Of
Honolnlu the report says:
.'The water supply system Of this
city has been created haphazard and
40 comprehensive plan for ifs deysl
,pment has been formulated or adopt. |
"a. As an instance 500, 900 was spent
b developing 10000 gallons in Palolol
md again surface water has been
overlooked which could be cheaply