Evening star., 1922-01-24
new LIGHT THROWN.
ON WATER Project
0bjectors in Subcommittee
Bring Reply Indicating
| : Danger in Situation.

The reasons given by the subcom.
snittee on District appropriations Of
the House appropriation committee
fox not approving the es,oo0.eoo item
foS continuing work on Washington's
additional water supply have served
totthrow additional light on the aims
off the project and It's value to the
Dhtrict.
In discussing the elimination from
thk bill Of any Appropriation ior m
cteasing the water supply OF the DIS
tract, Chairman Davis Of the House
subcommittee says:
to appropriate 33.0o0.0o0 for extend
ine work on the project for an In.
CREASED water supply for the Dserice
oH Columbia, for watch the Army ap-
prHpriation act. Approved Jane ~.
lS1. carried All appropT.a ION OF
$8o,00e~ for the rSparAs ON ot plans
ana the initiation OF work
fThis b.li contains no aIpEopr 'atioh
on account OF taat proy.;et ias eoth-
mktee developed the information tAat,
IND the event of any serious Jreah
tnsthe tunnel conveying water d acaoss a,,,s
R9ck creek TO the present ana gn!y ;s
6lkration plant, or between the DIS
trfct line and said filtration plant,
thk plan for this project, specincany
designated in the Army appropriation
ach cited. and the work under wnicn
nd yet been so prepared as to anora
re6ef to that section of the eity re-
ce4ving water by gravity from tne
reServoir adjoining the existing nj
trStion plant and such section con
su5nes about so per cent OF al tue
wfter used.
ksWeuld Net BE Of Assistance"
bin other words. the project Will
bef an auxiliary to the present sys-
teh to the District line. at which
point the water flowing down the
nr&uosed new conduit Will be inter-
edS and pumped to the higher leyels
ofkthe northwest section o. the Ds.
trjet, and-without modification OF
th& project and an approximation N
exsess Of the present estimated totai
colt thereof-would not be o. az
eis&ance, should any serious dimcuity
arEe between the District line anu
the present filtration plant. 70 the
gravity.supplied area referseo erea TO- oi,,cer
In charge of the water WORKS, was
OUT of the city today, but 1t was
learned at his Office that the ne"
coSauit could be made to suopiy 'ne
grSgity area as well as tne ioas
break in the Lydecker tunnel. which
carries the water from Georgetown
to fhe old filtration plant.
e is true that when the new con
dna and fltration plant OF the DIS,
trtst line are built they will be used
e. serve the four pumping areas
leaving the Lydecker tunnel ana the
exrstine filtration plant to supply the
orsSity area. But, it was expifineo
etahe engineers once. shouid pc
cone necessary to close the Lyaesxer e aa,n :
tunnel after the new works are com
nIeSed. the gravity area could be
served direct from the GeorgetoWn
reservoir while the tunnel was beihs
repaired. .n.o
ago the entire city was supplied tro. a
the Georee.own reservoir, and there
ore still two mains available to carry
water from the proposed new mira
tion plant to the gravity area y WY
OF Georgetown whenever repairs 70
tfS Tiydecker tunnel become heese-
sasy.
Danger Of shortage.
should trouble develop in the Ly.
decjxer tunnel before completion OF
thN new project, however. not only
the gravity area, but the entire city
would face a water shortage.
It takes from .twenty-fonr to thirt?
snS aoSTa The 20 amount sp Of ~ wafer stored at the
exiting alteration plant reservoir
woiaid be used up In that time. &c
that maintenance work on the tunnel
Is now impossible.
with the completion of the new sys-
tenn the tunre'w carry only water
for.the gravity afea. which Is but hall
the total consumption. Under those
conditions the Mcmillan Park reser-
voir coula supply the gravity area for
at feast two days should II become
NECESSARY to close the tunnel. And II
repairs to the tunnel should require
q longer time, water from the gravity
area could be routed directly down
town from the new filtration plant
at the District line by way OF the