Weekly journal-miner., 1917-09-26
WATER PLANT 0N GROOM CREEK
 IS LIKELY
INSPECTION OF SITE OF NEW PUMPING STATION LEADS COUNCILMEN TO BELIEVE THAT PROJECT SHOULD MATERIALIZE.
(From Fridays Daily)


 That the new city pumping plant should be erected on Groom creek, south of the city, is the unanimous conclusion of the members of the city council following their recent visit to the site of the proposed im- provement. The council is right now inquiring into the price of cement in carload lots. and the next step which will probably be taken will be the completion of arrangements for be- ginning the dam in the creek which IS to impound the water supply of the new project The reason for the city's seeking a new source for the water supply is the fact that the Del Rio station is being operated at a cost of approximately SLIGO month, sum which the city fathers feei is entirely too much for the amount of water consumed. It IS believed that pump ing plant and dam can be placed on Groom creek at an expenditure of but "a few thousand dollars. From the Del Rio station, water is pumped for a distance of 2 miles, and the Groom creek plant will have to pump the water but lH miles Between this city and Del Rio there is an elevation of something like HOO feet over which the water must be pumped, and the friction causes the raise to equal about 400. all of which requires much power to overcome. As the rise over which the water must be pumped at Groom creek is less than 200 feet, 1t can be seen that tine pump ing costs can be materially reduced
 A number of experienced engineer, accompanied the councilmen on their recent visit to Groom creek, and all of them expressed their opinion in favor of the feasibility of the project
 Several years ago company of local men formed the Yavapai Water Company, and installed a somewhat elaborate system for getting the water into this city, and for time the cor poration purchased large part of it's water from the firm at the rate of ten cents per 1000 gallons. The city came to believe that this price was trihc too steep for gravity water and the contracts with the water com. pany were not renewed. It was also found that as long as the plant at Del Rio had to be operated anyway, the more water pumped, the less the cost would be per gallon. With the with drawal of its best customer, the Yav- apai Water Company ceased to oper- ate, and arrangements were later made whereby the city was to pur- chase the company's water rights, equipment, etc, for the sum of S27 900. The price. 1t was stipulated, was to be paid in installments, and for the money paid, water at the rate of 10 cents per 1000 gallons was to be fur nished. The proposition was much the same as though a man would be allowed to pay for house while he was living in it. the pay corresponding 10 what would have otherwise been rent. At the present time more than S1S,000 has been paid on the purchase price, and for this money, the city has been furnished water at the rate above named
 While the establishment of the Groom creek project would probably mean the shutting down of the plant at Del Rio, the plant would not be dis mantled, but would be kept in order so that water could be procured from that place in event of an emergency or in case the supply at Groom creek should not prove equal to the city's needs. The Del Rio plant is costing the city more than S400 a month for engineer hire, and 1t is believed that about $500 can be Topped off this sum if the new plant materializes, as only one engineer will be needed to keep the pumps going.