The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-12-28

conditions it refuses the river water
during the dry period. This reuse
heats the water and reduces its eff
ficiency for condensers and cooling.
"The next user is the Potomac Edi-
son Company, which uses at its river
plant about 100000 gallons per day
for condensing purposes and will even
tually require double this amount This
company also takes its water from the
pool above the dam, using the warm
water discharged from the plants
above, which reduces its efficiency very
perceptibly. Its operating conditions
would therefore be greatly benefited
if it could be assured of flow of
1,OOO,OOO,OOO gallons per month or
more passing its plant.
"The City of Cumberland, with a
population of 10000 has about 6,000,-
600 gallons per day of sanitary sew
age going into the river below the dam
after leaving the settling beds (now
provided for) which is an important
matter and unless provided for in dilu
ton by increased stream flow must be
rectified by costly sewage disposal
plant Their requirements for proper
dilution will be about 104,000,000 gal
Ions per day, which is about 100000
gallons more than the flow of the river
and Wills Creek in the dry spell of
1880.
More Water Needed
"The amount of water which these
users have stated as their least re-
quirements are reasonable in light of
the actual records of use as submitted
and examined, but each would like
more water than the figures given on
account of reuse of water at reduced
efficiency, hence the endeavor to make
as much water available as possible at
a reasonable cost.
at was first necessary to determine
the flow of the stream in the dry per-
iod to know how much water must be
impounded to supply the makeup. The
rainfall for the year 1880, from avail
able records, shows that the drought
was the worst in fifty years.
"The industries and the U. S. Gov
eminent have been maintaining joint
ly for the last five years a number of
gauging and sampling stations along
the Upper Potomac, at Willis Creek
and below Wiley's Ford to determine
the quantity and quality of the Poto-
mac River water.
Zone station at Bloomington, just
above Luke, Md, has been in opara-
ton for seven years gauging the
drainage area of 287 square miles of
territory; therefore, the gaugings of
this station afford a reliable record.
Flow Compared
"The flow at Cumberland, with three
times the area, is not much greater
than at Bloomington. There were only
100000 gallons per day in Septem-
Der, 1880, greater at Cumberland than
at Bloomington and 100000 more in
October, 1880. Hence the computa-
tions herein figured are based on the
flow at Bloomington, for if enough
water passes Bloomington there GER
tainly would be enough at Cumberland
with the above pickup. At Bloom
ington the records show flow of 3d.
100000 gallons per day in August to
100000 in November, 1880, our drl-
est month. These measurements were
closely checked by the pulp and paper
mill at Luke when all the water COM
ing down the river was passed through
the company meters during parts Of
October and November. During this
period the paper company was draw
ing water from it's dam on Stony river
at a rate of about 100000 gallons
per day, a total of 1,286,50O,000 gal
Ions over the six months period from
July to December inclusive. Compar-
ing this flow with the drainage area
on the Savage River and its flow
would give an approximate net flow
of 100000 gallons for the Potomac
at Bloomington. In fact, if it were not
for the amount of water the paper
company released from its dam on
Stony River in the driest four months
the industries along the river would
have had to shut down and the sew
age condition along the river would be
unbearable. Not all the water released
from the Stony River dam would
reach the paper company or down.
stream concerns on account of seep-
age and evaporation in its travels
which is estimated anywhere from 10
per cent to so per cent, depending
upon weather conditions.
Drought Cited
"The Savage River joins the Poto-
mac just below the gauging station at
Bloomington and its flow should be
added to that of the Potomac, as
shown by the gauging station, to give
the flow at Luke. The average flow per
day of the Savage River was $780,
| nm pallooc ond uor;od fro,,, 600 mn