The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29
Here's Outline of the Spavi1aw Project

rnHowlnE is tho outline ~ the
s,s,InlW project as givan by H. A.
W,,..,y engineer, who made the
.,r,. for the city 10 determine the
'5s. practical water source, Tho adj
S,rs. s,us made June 10 at tho mu-
s,r.na. auditorium before mass
uer4ug Uf citizens
,srtkiug up tho water problem
.,,Ir n is "A little difficult 10 know
al what ground 10 cover because
.om, ~ you are very, very familiar
80 every detail, and possibly some
AZ ,pu have not yot taken up the
ruIY A. All.
'ou.Inng just for n moment the
,,rtrtF plan. Spavinnw creek has "a
snMaEr area Of slightly over 400
,1ulr, miles II flows into the Grand
fy,r from tho east and drains the
OAfa country where the rainfall ls
about - inches - "A normal that la.
An average, - inches IN year. This
/. about eight inches more rainfall
hl. We have at Tulsa aud the
fer.un lcroabout
Ns have tho United States gov
,NlUrgt rainfall record OF Tulsa thut
haa been maintained Tor some % or
10 years and we have Hike rainfall
records over in The SpayinIw region
both north. sruth aud east. so that
W. have unusually good records upon
which 'U base our estimate OF fall.
T. an Unusual Stream.
"suINluhW creek / need not say.
Is very unusual stream for bkl.
homl Do carries practically mo- BNf
Il H clear the year round r. d. 40
ceaf 'hAt / am sure that 10 would
foU. llF uf you AS 10 has. others
recon in driving the car into tho
stream thinking that II was COM
para lively shallow You can nee tho
bottom even when the depth is sev-
traI feet. counting the pebbles You
have therefore. clear water
Analysis shows ihSt YOU also have
a pure water. II Is unusually good
for any stream IN this southwest
country where hardness ana aikaIis.
are sl common. Analyses have been
rair and have been submitted 10
various manufacturers and 90 the
railroads and they all say that this
water is entirely satisfactory to them
N choir use In boilers and various
vseg 100 faciOricr and shops
"NH potable water. thar is ns
dr'nkdblo water 10 is as good us
ru.U or any other city couid possi
b.y desire. II Is free from contami-
nation. free from salt. practically
nee from color. II will not require
treatment although 10 has been sug-
ges'ri IN the report that 10 might
be we'll 20 continue the rhlorinntion
Just us you are doing now. merely
rs precautionary method and be
cause 10 Is thought well to use chic
I'm 10 any water that is supplied to
civ N there Ia any water supply
o' this kInd that would not require
eh'ornation | am sure that We can
put Spavinaw on thcispmc basis.
No Filtration Necessary.
"No filtration will be required. no
eoagulan's of chemicals would bc re
qaIrrd prior to filtration. sp that
the water would come 20 YOU Jus' as
g comes from tho mountain stream
except that you would use the chic .
rrl'.1n.
'Thr plan f. 20 build n dam on |
SpaNiulw creek about three miles .
o. three and quarter above the /
mou'h NJ Splyinnw and crclNc there .
reservoir. This reservoir ia not .
necessary for the supply Of the /.
ti0Nrg water and potable water .
IN the city. hut mcr,ly Co create /
power and 10 uaCt as surety YOU I
might say In case ~ cNtrcwc require /
men's ~ your city There never I.
has been time as near as any Of .
The records show when you would f.
not have at least five or six times /
enough water to supply the city Of |
Tulsa when you have reached the |