Evening star., 1933-11-05
Five Major Projects Recon-
mended, Including Two
Reservoirs.
DEFICIENCY OF STORAGE
SPACE CITED IN PROGRAM
Tower Proposed to Serve Area in
Vicinity of Walter Reed Hospital.
New Trunk Lines Proposed.

The District Water Department it
was learned yesterday, has recommend
ed to the Commissioners water serv-
ice improvement program involving a
total cost of sl,259 OOO
The program calls for five major
projects:
l. Construction of a new Is, 900, ,000-
gallon reservoir for the second high
service in the vicinity of Fort Totten
at an estimated cost of s25O,OOO.
?. Installation of a c6-inch second
high trunk main from Reno road and
Tilden street to TWenty-third and P
streets. The estimated cost is SIPS, 900.
g. Construction of a water tower for
the fourth high service III the Vicinity
Of Georgia avenue and the District line
at an estimated cost CT S125.000.
4. Construction of a new reservoir
for the first high service in Soldiers
Home grounds with 48-lnch supply
line to the Bryant street pumping sta
ton. The cost of this project is eStl-
mated at S4O5 600.
5. Installation of a 36-inch gravity
trunk line main from the Bryant street
pumping station to New Jersey avenue
and K streets al an estimated cost OF
5000 900.
These five projects. the Commission
ers were told, are designed to provide
complete and comprehensive supply and
distribution system for thu District.
Reservoirs Badly Located.
The Water Department pointed out
that the existing first and second hlgn
service reservoirs are badly located ana
are handicapped in proper functionln2
| by their limited capacity. The second
! high reservoir is adjacent to America
| University. relatively close to the Dale
! carlia Reservoir, but remote from ths
pumping plant on Bryant street ana
! at the extreme portion OF its consume
territory. which stretches eastward about
| miles with large and important dl
tribution area in the extreme eastern
section of the District Substantial
| the same is true Of the first high servlc.
! reservoir. located closer to the D3!t-
| carIia plant. more remote from the Bry
ant street station and far away fro,
the large and important first high d.
tribution area on Capitol Hill.
The proposed new first high reserNo-
| with the existing reservoir, it was sai~
will provide storage ample for a %
hour supply anC permit proper opera
ton Of the Bryant street pumping sta
| ton in case of an interruption OF t.
! supply from Dalecarlia.
Storage Deficient.
For the same reason. the Water De-
partment proposed an additional reser-
j yoir for the second high service. pro-
viding for that service the same safe
, guards as those planned with respect
TO the first high area
! Present plans of the United States
| Engineers Office, which controls the
supply system, and the Water Depart
ment which supervises the distribution
system. contemplates absorption by The
Bryant street pumping station of fu-
ture growth in water consumption
Operation of the Bryant street station
simultaneously with the Dalecarlia
plant. it was declared demands reSer-
voir storage greater than the present
capacities. which are unSatisfac ctory
under existing load variations and un-
workable under anticipated future con-
ditionS.
The proposed water tower at Georgia
avenue and the District line is intended
to provide for the future needs of the
area in the high elevation territory in
the vicinity Of Walter Reed Hospital.