The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-07
SAUK CENTRE WATER
Is VERY HIGH-GRADE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH RE.
PORTS TESTS AND FIND 1T
HEALTHFUL
ABSENCE OF ODOR NOTED
HEALTH OFFICER DUBOIS SAYS
CARELESSNESS OF PATRONS
CAUSES OF TROUBLE

A few of the patrons of the Sank
Centre water system complain that
there is an odor from the water
which the city secures from the new
system recently put in operation, and
that as a result it is unfit for DOM
este use. ...
DIR. j. F. Dubois, health officer Of
the city, on Jan. 16 took samples of
the city water from four different.
points in the city as follows: Tap on
pump at pump station; laboratory tap.
at Junior High School building; bar
tap Gopher Prairie Inn; tap in room
rs Palmer House. These samples.
were sent to the Minnesot State
Board of Health division of SANTA
ton. The plan of investigation of
water supply system by the State
board of health follows herewith, and
will be of interest:
"The field investigation of water
supply system comprises an inspection
of the structural features of the sys-
tenn which may affect the safety and
sanitary quality of the water for
domestic use. The investigation may
include the collection of samples of
water for archaeological, physical
and chemical analysis. The inspec-
ton of the system is usually confined
to the source of supply, the location
and construction of suction pipes,
pumping apparatus, storage reser-
voirs, etc. If the water is treated, an
investigation is made of the treat
ment plant. Regulation No. 20I,
passed by this Board reads:
"There shall be no physical connec-
ton between water supply systems
that are safe for domestic use and
those that are unsafe for domestic
use.
"These cross connections have
been found to be dangerous. Epi-
denies have already occurred in
Minnesota and in many other parts
of the country from such connections.
The responsibility of locating and
eliminating these cross connections in
the distribution system rests with the
municipality, corporation, association,
or individual responsible for the sup
ply. The statement contained in
this report to the effect that water
from this supply is considered safe
for public consumption is based on
the investigation of the system up to
the point where the water is delivered
under pressur into the distribution
system and is made with the UNDER
standing that no such cross connec-
lions exist"
The bacterial examination of the
four samples of water sent the Health
Department was negative. These
tests also showed that there was no
odor. Haelth Officer Dubois stated
to the Herald that the only manner
in which odor could arise from the
present water system would be in
cases where the hot water tanks and
pipes were not completely drained at
the time the connections were made
with the new system, and that there
is possibility that when the water
became heated in the tanks in this
condition there would be slight
odor. The present water supply is
not responsible for that condition.
The following synopsis of the report,
of the State Board Of Health to DR..
Dubois will be of interest:
Jan. 16, 1924
'HThis water supply is obtained
from 6-8 inch tubular wells averaging
40 feet in depth located at the new
pump station. Plans for this water
supply were submitted to and APP
proved by this division on June z,
1922. File X-546. The purpose Of
this investigation was to determine
whether or not the supply had been
constructed satisfactorily and in ac-
cordance with the approved plans.
complete severance with the old
plan of taking water from the lake
was made October IL. 1928. It is
now drawn from the wells by
means of low head motor-driven
centrifugal pump, and pumped to a
concrete storage reservoir of 800, 900
gallon capacity. Two motor-driven
centrifugal pumps, rated at 400 g.
P. M. each, pump the water from.
this storage reservoir at the plant
to elevated steel tank of 10000 gall
lon capacity, from which the water is
distributed for public consumption by
gravity, without treatment. An adj
ditional three stage 500 G. P. M.
centrifugal pump has also been in
stalled. This pump is double-con--
nected so that it may also be operat-
ed by rs H. P. gas engine as we'll
as by 40 II. p. motor. This investi-
cation showed that the system had