The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-07
BIC WATER
SUPPLIES
GAINED
Figures in Bill by ZihIman
and Moore Show Bene-
fits to Washington.

In addition to producing album
dant electric current at a cost of
less than so per cent Of that of
steam, the proposed hydroelectric
plant at Great Falls would make
it possible to put an unlimited
supply of water in the District
mains at an initial cost of
&4S.S2 per million gallons, which
could subsequently be cut to
1922 per million gallons.
ZihIman Drafts Bill
congressman Complete Bill.
Drafting Of the bill providing for
q final check-up of the Tyler plan
for the hydro-electric development Of
Great Falls was completed today by
Congressman Frederick N. Zihlman
of Maryland, and r. Walton Moore
Of Virginia.
Owing to uncertainty as to which
committee would receive the bill
since the House water-power COM
mittee went out of existence at the
last session Of Congress, it was de-
cided not to introduce the bill today.
The bill will be introduced at the
opening Of tomorrows session, it was
stated today by Zihlman.
The bill, which will be somewhat
similar to that introduced in the
Senate this session by Senator Nor
ris, will call for an investigation Of
the plan developed by Major M. C..
Tyler, of the army engineer corps,
to determine whether, in view Of
recent developments near the falls,
1t is still the most feasible course to
be followed.
The water supply Of the District
is now limited by the existing syS-
tern to between 6S,00O,OOO and TO-
600 900 gallons a day on the average,
ana the maximum capacity Of the
system for emergency purposes is
S0,O00,O0O gallons, the Tyler report
shows.
In sixty years estimates show that
the District will consume a minimum
of 126,490,000 gallons a day. With
the great reserve reservoirs, which
will be created by the hydro-electric
plan, an unlimited supply of pure
water would be assured at all times
Tor a Washington many times its
present size.
Unlimited Electric Power.
Continuous electric power in any
desired quantity sufficient for the
needs Of the entire District and the
surrounding counties of Maryland
and Virginia can be delivered at a
very low cost, and a market can be
found at all times for the entire out.
put, Major Tyler's Investigations
show.
Assuming so per cent load fac.
tor, the Tyler report declares. plants
at Great Falls and the District Line,
with three supply reservoirs. could
produce 100000 kilowatt hours of
continuous power at the power
house switchboards, or allowing 10
per cent transmission line loss,
675,OO0,000 kilowatt hours at the
Washington substation.
Increase in Use.
The entire output Of the District
at present is about 30S,593,593
kilowatt hours, divided as follows,
the report states: Potomac Electric
Power Company and the Washing.
ton Railway and Electric Company
216,193,700 kilowatt hours; the
Capital Traction, 1880, 1893 kilowatt
hours: Federal power plants, a..
O66,600 kilowatt hours; District
power plants, 1,02S,500 kilowatt
hours and private plants, 1881, 500
kilowatt hours.
The average annual increase In
the consumption Of electrical cur.
rent in the District since 1918 has
been at a rate Of 1928 per cent, the
report shows.