The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26

through IL inch main from the present
! G.-Ir!hulj ION system in the vicinity or
! tue lurlac"s below the existing waite
| works plant.
lin the study of plans for filtered
wafer. VIC have contemplated the fol-
! lowing
Il. River intake pier with wet we'll
! in shore. dry wei The ultimate in
! Sini!atiun Of - 80 100000 gallon
! uut#. but with ... present: two
! "g.uvh.0 600 gallon l,'w s"rvice electrically
Gr!vrn pumps. current for same to be
! purchased; and Il filter plant as abov'
! described:
49,. All facilities as above described
! hu; with tn" current generated nj the
present pumping station. as outlined
/ earlier in THIS report.
-. Intake facilities and dry well as
| above described, but with two "0.0OO.0Oo
low service pumps driven by cross com
pound c"ndcnslng vertical engines sup,
pii;d from boilers in building adjacent
wherein provision is made for coal Stor-
Az. stack capacity. adequate for fu-
luT" high service pumping units. ana
CHl, me room wherein TWO 2U.OOn,o0u GAL
Ion lurbo centrifugal pumps may IN
the future be installed.
IL All Of tn" above Us described IN
No. 3. and in addition thereto higher
service pumping station and pit where
In we contemplate at once installing
first 2Q.000.u00 gallon turho centr!fu-
gal high service pump and then moving
one at time the existing Holly ali
A!lis engines and Installing same, bu
shortened in length as much as pract'-
cable and thus bringing under one roof
ana in one cluster your entire punl
ing facilities, and with room for thc@fu-
tuTr installation Of an additional TO-
0nA. 900 gallon turbo' centrifugal and
24.p0O.nph gallon rcclprocatlng engine
similar TO your present Alls or Holly.
In plans Nos. /. and it is con-
tempiatcd 10 convey the filtered water
from the filtered water receptacle be-
meath the filter house to the existing
pumping station through &c incl
heavy weight cast iron main, which IN
the future may. if desired. be utilized
as high service discharge main, this
line to DO laid near surface but TO
hydraulic grade Of 214 feet Ia the thou
sand which be created by turning 1t
down abruptly at the existing summit.
which by. means OF a connection TO an
air pump a syphon affect may be utN-
lied to minimize the cost Of trenchin:
and still acquire the capacity"
Favor Mechanical FILTRATION.
On the subject Of we'll supply versus
mechanical filtration. the engineers
strongly advise the mechanical Ultra
ton proposition and entered very in
terestjng discussion OF this whole ques-
AS to quality, the product Of wells
drilled in the gravel deposits in the rocl
cut channel Of the Ohio river is uni
versalIr extremely hard, and as COM
pared with the filtered water it Is at
all times, except during periods OF low
water varying with the Stage; al times
Of high river. extremely soft; Al aver
age flow, softer than we'll water: and
as aforesaid. at extremely low stages.
which maintain an average OF pro badly
two months Of the year. as hard or
harder than we'll water,
We'll water is usually high in iro,
content, which exists in the carbonate
form. While although the analysis Of
the river water may show higher iron
content. II exists in sulPhatc form,
which is almost entirely removed by fl
tration, while the removal of the iron
from we'll water by means other than
deferrisnS plant is an extremely slow
one and is prone 10 take place largely
in the distributing mains and reservoirs.
in the former creating 4 slime around
the pcrimctcr of the pipe. which. each
time any unusual currents are set up
by the operation Of MIGRANTS or excessive
use at any one point. is torn from its
cnIodGmcnt and Immediately discolors
the water, causing rcd 10 black water.
AZ all times annoying TO consumers, and
also detrimental to fixtures. water
heaters, and water meters. II also fire.
thrix, a plant microscopic in its origin,
that soon takes on an apparent form.
creates black water, and frequently
stops up small mains and services.
"In the reservoir. unless same is COW
cred and the light absolutely excluded.
II produces many forms Of a water
plant known Gs algae which will create
an Objectionable taste, and If drawn
from its mornings in the reservoir and
allowed to enter the mains. creates stol
page Of service pipes and obstruction to
water meters.
IN the filtered supply no troubles at
all need by experienced from red or dis
colorcd water providing due care is cx-
crciesd in the operation of the filter
plant. and although the water in the
Ohio river may show excessive contain
ination or the frequent occurrence Of
patnoeenic germs, their appearance in
tho filtered water would be inexcuSa-
bic, for such Is entirely prcventablc
with the proper care in the operation
Of the filters. AS to hardness. at the