Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
WATER DEPARTMENT PROFITS S52.O77

al water could be stored in this upper basin and let down into the present pond as needed.
 The above three (S) recommendations that I have made, if carried to compie- ton, would when Fairview and stony Brook reservoirs were full and water was stored above the so-called grist mill dam increase our storage capacity approXl- mately one hundred G00) million gal Ions. or about water enough for our use for forty (40) days as per our present consumption as nearly as it can be hg- ured out at present on our Venturl me ters. a fact I think, that should be very seriously considered by the board, for with the possibility of dry season or two and the sure-to-come increased de- mand on our water supply, this depart ment should be in a position to meet the situation by having water enough on hand at all times to fill the demand. Meadow Brook.
 The waste gate at this reservoir IS open and there has not been any water stored in this reservoir since September i191S
 There has been $1,117.50 spent at this water shed during the past year, due to the conditoin the shed was left in after the large number of trees that were cut down and removed. The tree tops and ! bark off of the trees has filled up the
 brooks and there is at this time, a large
 area nearly covered with this deDris, land it has been estimated by men outside 1 of this department that it will cost about ] four thousand (s4Ooo) dollars to re- move this waste material. There are l several hundred bGghted trees on this shed at the present time that should be removed.
 The main brook from the dam and all of the laterals faYe been cleaned out as
 far as the basin extends, but the brooks
 above the basin are filled up and need
 attention at once, for the time is not
 far distant when we will be obliged to call on Meadow Brook for water to meet the ever increasing demand. This reservoir property is a very val uable asset to the city, having 1.55
 square miles area of water shed or more than double the area of watershed that Fairview reservoir has, and it is to my mind imperative that this water
 shed be put in the best of condition as
 soon as possible.
 by the city of about thirty (3o) acres that should be reforested and l recon
 mend that this be done.
 1 There are practically no fences on the dividing property lines on this water lshed and I recommend that fences bt
 built where needed this coming year, 1T
 order to keep the large number of cat
 tie in that locality, off the reservoir property.
 Area of Water Sheds. Capacity Fairvfew. 3-4 sq miles. 45o,oo0000 gal Stony Brook 2 1-2 sq. m. 388,o0o,o00 gal Meadow Brook. 1,55 Sd. miles. New Work.
 We will be obliged to lay about 46 feet of twelve CPD inch pipe during tn
 coming year, on Water street and talk out two CD four-inch Corey hydrant g and replace them with six-inch, thu
 insuring first class fire protection in thi l section of the city.
 v We will also have 10 take out betwee I nine and ten hundred feet of a fou1 s inch main on Boswell avenue, north c a Russell road and put in it's place siX-inc I pipe This is necessary to be done a , this time because the street departmer q is going to lay cement road in thi I section as far north as the city line an i we should lay our main before thi - l pavement is laid.