Evening star., 1950-09-29
Water System
Asks Budget .
Of S9,904,000
Nearly $6 Million
Would Be Used to
Expand Facilities

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Expenditure OF $5,936,OOo to
ward expansion of the District
water system during the f1sca
year 1852 is proposed in waite
budget estimates totaling $9,904,
600, made public by the Commis
sioners today.
The capital outlay figure in
cludes $39 million as the secon'
installment of the Federal LOAF
plan authorized by Congress II
permit the major expansion. Tn
loan may total up to $23 milliol
over the next 10 years. ..
The first inStallment of 81 ,405.
600 was approved for the presen
fiscal year. It was part of a tota
authorization of $8,008, 900 for th'
water system this year.
With the $23 million in loan
from the Treasury, the Watel
Division and the Washington
Aqueduct plan a program of ex'
pansion to cost more than $6'
million in the next 80 years. i
is contemplated the entire pro-
gram will be paid for eventually
from water revenues and the bal.
ance in the water fund.
Ten Employees Asked.
Besides the S., 1886 900 in new
construction proposed for fisca,
1852, the water division is asking
$2,271 900 for operating expenses
during the year. and the aqueduct
81 ,697 900. The Water Division
handles distribution and the aque-
duct, the supply.
Ten new employees are asked
including engineers and drafts
men, a construction inspector anc
a typist. 49,.
New equipment requests include
$500 for microf1lm equipment
It was pointed out that, during
World War II. some of the many
thousands Of drawings illustrat-
ing the water distribution system
in detail were microflmed ano
the films stored elsewhere as q
security measure.
Since then, many additions anc
changes have been made, and il
is considered necessary to have
these irreplaceable records repro.
duced In a form that would per.
NIT them to beS stored safely
against the possibility of ar
enemy attack.
Capital Outlay Proposals.
The capital outlay proposals
for the distribution system in
clude:
Construction of large water
mains in various locations, $780,
900.
Pumping facilities at the Ana
costa Pumping Station, through
which service is furnished the
area east of the Anacostia River,
estimated to contain some 110,0 900
persons, $150,000. Total contract
authorization for this project is
$450,000. and through this fiscal
year. $4,000 has been appropri-
ated.
Design of warehouse and shops
building at the Bryant Street
Pumping Station, $4,000. This
arear comprises the operating
center of the water distribution
system.
The Aqueduct's capital outlay
proposals include:
Continuing construction of the
80 million-gallon clear water basin
and connecting conduits and con-
troll chamber, SIG million. This is
the remaining installment of the
$2.6 million authorized this fisca,
year. From the basin, the pumps
of the new Dalecarlia station will
take their suction.
Continuing construction of thu
new Dalecarlia Pumping Station
and connecting pipe lines, ST.:
million. This is the second install
ment on the contract authorize.
ton of $4,313,000 granted in the
1851 appropriation act for this
work.
New Transmission Main.
Starting new transmission
main to connect the Dalecarlia
station with the Third High serv.
Ice mains at Fort Reno, $70O, 900
This would be the first Install
ment on a requested contract au.
thorization of $1.2 million.
Improving the intakes at Great
Falls, which many times have
been obstructed by debris, filled
with sand and gravel and cloggec
with ice, 100000.
Continuing the new chemica.
building and operating center al
Mcmillan filtration plant, $780,
900. This would supplement the
100000 appropriated in flscaI
1851.
Some $330,000 would be spent
for items to continue moderniza.
ton. Improvement and rehahiIi.