The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-22
DEFINITE ACTION :
ON WATER PROBLEM
SLATED WEDNESDAY
CONTINUED From Page One)

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has secured promises of full CO.
operation Of that agency in setting
upfa project that will assure Will
mington Of permanent fresh wa
ter supply.
WPA officials suggested that a
project be prepared and that they
would do. all possible to expedite
the project to approval, Wade said.
Commissioner Wade said that his
recommendations tomorrow will
be for the city to secure its water
from the Cape Fear river at Kings
Bluff, 1881 miles from Whining
ton. r. -
If the recommendations r ap-
proved the project, which will cost
approximately $90O,0 600, a be set
up, Immediately, he said.
Asks Survey
Mayor Cooper, in his recon-
mendations yesterday, asked that
a survey be made Immediately, to
determine what should be done to
insure in the future that the city's
water supply will be permanent
ly and continuously fresh"
No action was taken on the
recommendations.
The first proposal was that fresh
water wells now being used to pro-
vide fresh water at sidewalks for
the public be piped into the city's
water system so as to provide the
homes of the city with a supply
Of fresh running water at a cost
Of approximately 5000.
His second recommendation was
that this service be continued for
such a. period of time as is nee
essary to determine what steps
can best be taken to guarantee a
continuous and permanent supply
Of, fresh water for the city in the
future.
His recommendations were made
at a meeting at which he also
made public a letter received from
r., F. Hill, .Jr., assistant engineer
Of the division of sanitary engineer
ing. of. the state board. Of health,
relative to. possible sources OF Wa
ter supply to be used for the city
in the future.
This letter dealt with six posi-
BILE sources Of supply for, the city
in the future. -
Pointing out that all information
on ground water supply is based
on the experience Of old-time we'll
drillers and that there is, really
not sufficient information on the
subject yet to be: conclusive, Hill
said "Au past reports and inves-
LEGATIONS indicate only remote pos
sibilities of obtaining a safe and
adequate supply of ground water
for Wilmington
He suggested as a second posi-
BILE source. of supply for the city,
an intake above Kings Bluff dam
clock, and Dam No. y. Moving OF
the source. of supply to this point
he estimated would cost $3.50, 600.
~. Third Source
The. third source he. suggested
was Green's Ferry on the Cape
rear river, but pointed out there
lis no assurance that trouble would
not arise on account Of salt at
some future date" Changing the
intake to this point, he estimated,
would cost approximately $500, 900.
Strawberry Bluff was, suggested
as the fourth possible source Of
supply, but Hill said. We do not
recommend the installation Of an
intake at Strawberry. Bluff because
Of the fact that past analyses for
chlorides indicate that we may ex-
pect a salt content in excess of
1000 parts per million at various
seasons Of the year.
The fifth suggestion was a reser-
voir in Sand Hills, near TONERS
Creek, where he said there is an
excellent location for a reservoir
holding at least 100 days supply.
such a reservoir" his letter said,
would probably take, you through
most all dry spells and periods OF
time when the salt content Of the
river would not permit the use OF
river water. This does not preclude
the possibility of the Cape Fear
river becominpl SO contaminated