The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-10
WATER SHORTAGE
UNDER INVESTIGATION
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away lower Spring and the 5th from
Hathaway upper Spring
Ryder Spring Faults.
The pipe from Ryder Spring. II
flowing full, should be delivering til
the reservoir 10OSOOO gallons every
"a hours. This condition docs not ex.
list, for when the Spring is flowing It's
max mum the pipe Is barely one.half
.ul, and at certain seasons of tie
year the spring Is almost dry. There
IS no way to increase the supply OF
water from this source so that the
Village can never expect more than
100000 gallons daily from the Ryde.
Spring at its best, and must be pre-
pared to make good the lack when
at certain times in the year the
Spring runs almost dry.
Main Supply
The present main pipe Inc should
be delivering to the reservoir 1886 900
gallons every "a hours This, It does
not do for reasons hereinafter given
With the Ryder Spring, at its best
de iyering 400, 900 gallons per diem
and the main pipe, at It's best, deliver
ing not over 100000 gallons per diem
kle daily supply to the reservoir is /,
100000 gals, barely enough water
for the normal demand OF the Village.
Wiz the Ryder Spring almost dry
md the main supply diminished to
100000 gallons there Is a shortage OF
at least 100000 ga per diem. If az
such a time the Village continues is
normal daily consumption of water,
the reservoir will be in danger 0. be-
ing emptied in less than a week Such
condition has confronted the village
several times in the past.
When the Civil Engineer made his
| pre- iminary inspection OF the man
/ pipe line, he reported hundreds OF
thousands OF gallons OF water running
to waste-far more water RUM ng to
waste than was running into the res
eryoir
In fact, there is enough water ID
supply the demands of a village with
double the populat on of Bennington
and theS problem confronting tie
voters Of Bennington Is how to deliver
/ that water to the users.
Faults In The Main System
i One reason why the water does not
reach the reservoir in SUI icient
quantity is that in two places the pipe
line lies above tie hydraulic g,aIe
lime. This interferes greatly with the
i ( ow Of water. and might under GER
tain cond tions stop it altogether.
( In one place where the pipe line Is
above the hydraulic grade line, It is
only foot or two and for a short dis
lance and could easily be remedlel
Lby lowering the pipe
In the other place the ppe line runs
NOR a distance OF 2400 II. along the
greater part OF which the pipe lies 10
to II feet above the Hydraulic grade
inc.
To remedy this defect. it wi be
necessary either to dig ditch of the
required depth-one to seventeen
feet-for distance Of 2i00 It. or to
t1ange the pipe line from the place
where Il now runs TO a new place
where the grade will be below the
Hydraulic grade Inc.
six-lneh Pipe Too Small
A six.inch pipe under the most
Favorable conditions possible in the
| present system can deliver only 1885,
600 gals of water per diem. and that
amount, as has been SHOWN. is far be-
low the present requirements OF the
Eyillaee
Because the sX.nch PIPE is nN
afge enough to care for the quantity
OF water flowing from the Springs
and Lake Hancock, the engineer finds
that part o. the water from Bradford
Spring. all Of ne water from Cold
Spring amounting to 100000 gallons
daily, and all from Hathaway lower
spring is running TO waste.
A ten.inch pipe properly install ed
>-elow the hydraulic grade line would
deliver 2246.0O0 gallons OF water
every "a hrs. There is sufficient
water flowing from the Springs and
lake Hancock to I'LL 10 inch pipe
lfThis pipe chouid extend from the res
ervolr TO at least 1900 II. beyond Ge
south end Of the present 8 inch pipe
so as to take in the Bushnell and
Hathaway Springs; total length OF
Eq inch me Of approximately 1880
IT, or a little more than 3A miles.
The Civil Engineer estimates tina
The approximate cost Of installing III,
no inch pipe for that distance wout
net exceed $45,OOO.00,
The present reservoir holds approx
'mately ~ days supply, whereas thu
Village Should have a reservoir hold
ing enough water for or days
supply, and 1t is not uncommon to de
sign reservoirs for a storage o. or
days' supply. The site of the present
reservoir is well adapted to enlarge
ment by extending the west sid
! south and constructing a new soutl
end
To construct a reservoir with twic'
the capacity of the present one wou''
cost approximately S21,0OO,000
4 Recommended ons OF The Board o
Water Commissioners