Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-22
PROMPT ACTION
FOR MORE WATER
URGED IN REPORT
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electric line and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. 1t would be built in open cut
throughout.
Water could be pumped from the
filtration plant near Savage to that
community and to Camp Meade, IL
this camp were still in existence. and
from the supply line water can be
taken to serve Laurel and other places
side Of the Washington suburban SAN
itary district
Project No. 2.
Project II contemplates the ultimate
development of a water supply of 200,-
100000 gallons daily. during the driest
weather. and the immediate develop
ment of a supply of 1870. 200. 900 gallons
daily. The immediate supply would be
obtained by developing the Patuxent
river SO as to deliver SO, 000, 900, North
west branch 1900 600 and Rock creek
30,000.000 gallons a day. This supply
would be reinforced, when necessary in
the future. by developing the Middle
and Little Patuxent rivers so as to yield
10000, 900 gallons daily, in the same
manner as outlined under Project /.
I'm addition to the development Of the
Patuxent river and Northwest branch,
this project includes the formation of an
impounding reservoir on Rock creek by
mately seventy-three feet high, at Gar
rett Park. From the Rock creek reser-
voir water would be discharged into the
Northwest branch reservoir through
tunnel 1880 feet long and of capacity
of 36.00o.00 gallons daily with low water
in the Rock creek reservoir.
1.-THE filtered water from this plant
would be transmitted to the District OF
Columbia through conduit of 00,O00.-
900 gallons daily capacity. This supply
line would enter the District of Column
lia at or near Sargent road. 1t would
pass thence southerly and southwesterly,
along the Bunker Hill road for part OF
the distance, to connections with the
main feeders of the first high and gray
ity service ones located just-south of the
main District pumping station.
From an engineering standpoint it
would be entirely practicable to locate a
large distributing reservoir in the
grounds of the United States Soldiers
Home. Such reservoir would not only
provide for fluctuations in draft, but it
would provide large fire reserve near
the city. The length Of the supply con-
duit, from the filtration plant to this
reservoir. would be about $1,000 feet
'Under Project II the Washington
piled with filtered water from the puri-
fication works northeast Of Takoma
Park. The areas in Prince Georges
county would be served by gravity
through connecting lines from the filtra-
ton plant and from the main conduit
near it's point of entrance into the Dis
trict of Columbia. The territory In
Montgomery county would be served by
pumping from a station which would be
constructed and operated by the Wash
ington suburban sanitary commission"
Eject ON Rock Creeks Beauty.
In reply to possible criticism that
the development of Rock creek for
water supply may AFFECT inJuriously
the beauty and utility of Rock Creek
done in the manner proposed it will
not thus despoil the park, for there
are almost sixteen square miles OF
drainage area tributary to this stream
between the proposed dam and the Dis
trict Of Columbia boundary, and the
storage capacity provided in the reser-
voir will allow daily flow of about
| 100000 gallons of water to pass down
| stream even in the driest weather. This
| is approximately equivalent to the mini
mum stream flow at the site OF the dam
| A few low regulating dams in Rock
| lily the effect of taking Waterfront the
stream for water supply purposes.
| Further. it may be urged that the
Rock creek reservoir would fe so near
| the District of Columbia as to make il
undesirable for use as a source of water
supply In regard to this the report
points out that it would be located above
existing centers of population, except
for portion Of Rockville which would
! drain towards it. All of Rockville. how
| ever. Is severed, and its sewage, after
treatment, iSdischarged into Cabin John
creek If proper precautions are taken
! as to the formation Of a reservation near
| the reservoir and effective sanitary reg
ulatiopD are enforced, it should be pos
sible to maintain the water in the pro-
| posed Rock creek reservoir in a con-
dition fit for publication. However, the
use Of Rock creek is not essential to the
contamination Of either Project 1 OF
Project II. the report says, should its
! development be considered undesirable
for the reasons above mentioned or from
] the standpoint of cost.