Evening star., 1939-01-16
Counties beqiin
Record Wafer,
Sewer Work
BIodensburg Sewage
Plant Included in
$1,366,200 Program

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Suburban Sanitary Commission, in
volving an outlay of s1,366, 200, is
under way in metropolitan Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
| ties.
Details Of the huge project, an
nounced today by the commission,
include the sought sewage
treatment plant at Bladensburg to
eliminate pollution in a large part
OF the Maryland suburban area,
refuse disposal plant at the same
place to eliminate offensive Prince
Georges County dumps, several
! standpipes to increase water pres
sure and numerous trunk sewer and
arterial water lines.
T. Howard Duckett, chairman of
the commission. said that already
work costing $3.50, 900 is in progress
under nine contracts. Plans for two
more contracts are complete and the
remainder Of the work will be
started as soon as possible.
The utmost speed is necessary,
the announcement said, as $607, ,491
of the $1,366,2 200 to be spent has
been supplied through P. w. A.
grants and the entire P. w. A. pro-
gram must be completed by July !,
1910.
| 100000 Treatment Plant.
Plans are under way for the sew
age treatment plant, to cost 100000,
to be located approximately p mile
below Bladensburg between the
river and the Alexandria branch of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Preliminary work has been started
on investigating foundation condi-
tions at the sewage treatment plant
site and the first contract will be let
in a few weeks.
Work has been started on the
SAG, 400 refuse incinerator capable
of incinerating 10 tons per "a hours
of mixture of garbage and COM
bustible rubbish to relatively small
amount of inert, inoffensive ash.
which can be used for filling low
ground. This unit will be located
on the opposite side of the railroad
tracks from the sewage treatment
plant.
Water Projects.
The water projects include:
A s64,600 steel standpipe with a
capacity of 100000 gallons being
erected near Wheaton, which will
permit a large amount of filtered
water to be stored at a high eleva-
ton to maintain pressures and pro-
viding additional water during Pc
riods of high consumption.
A Bradley Hills standpipe to cost
s55,600. This standpipe will have a
capacity Of 2,500, 900 gallons and will
serve the same purpose as the one
at Wheaton. The work will be COM
menced in few days.
Bradley road water line is a need
ed link connecting the Bradley Hills
standpipe with two major parts of
the water system. This project has
already been started and will cost
s51.700.
University drive water line, main
line connecting two major parts of
the system in Prince Georges Coun-
ty. is practically completed. 1t cost
$4,000.
Sewage Projects.
The sewerage projects include
Cabin John Branch Valley. The
present sewer outlet into Booths
Creek is to be extended 1855 feet
downstream toward a proposed sew
age treatment plant, we'll below ex-
isting houses. The contract has been
let for this work, to cost SO 800.
Little Falls Branch Valley-The
trunk sewer is to be extended from
Massachusetts avenue to a connec-
ton with District of Columbia
sewer, which will eliminate the pol
luton of the stream above that
point. This project has already been
started. Its cost is put at s69,7OO.
Rock Creek Valley-A contract has
already been let for connecting the
present sewer system from North
Chevy Chase to the. Rock Greek
. trunk sewer.
AS soon as rights of way have been
obtained a contract will be let for
connecting the sewer outlet from
; North Woodside to the Rock Creek
trunk sewer.
The sewer outlet into Silver
Spring Branch has already been
connected to the District of Co.
lumbia sewer system.
Following completion of the Dis
| trict of Columbia sewer to the Dis
; trict line the Fenwick Branch sewer
, will be connected to it.
, The projects. costing $39 200, will
remove from Rock Creek the sew
age from 32O houses, leaving but 40
) houses discharging directly into
streams, out of total of 3,76O
houses connected to the public sew
erage system in the Rock Creek VAL
ley.
The Anacostia River Valley-Work
has already been started on an ex-
tension of the Long Branch trunk
sewer over a mile upstream to in
tercept the sewage from Indian
Spring Park, which is now being dis
charged into the stream.
A contract has been let for fur
ther extending the Sligo Branch
trunk sewer to intercept the sewer
outlets from Woodside Park, Mont
gomery Hill and the section in the
vicinity of Georgia avenue and For
est Glen, which now discharge into
the stream.
The Northwest Branch trunk
sewer has been completed and con-
tracts will be let shortly for con-
Meeting the lateral sewers in the
Northwest Branch valley to the re-
Gently completed trunk sewer. This
will be followed by the construc-
ton of sewage pumping stations
near Grape street, Mount Rainier,
and Highland avenue, Hyattsville,
to lift the sewage from the low
lying areas into the new trunk
sewer. When this work is COM
pleted all sewage will be entirely
removed from the Northwest Branch
valley.
All sewer outlets discharging into
Northeast Branch. as far as River