WATER SUPPLY

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 22 February 1928, Page 5

WATER SUPPLY

NOLANTOWN’S NEEDS.

EFFECT ON THE BOROUGH

A report was submitted to the Hawera Borough Coun'il by 7 Mr. John Sturrock, the engineer, at last night’s meeting on the effect of the Nolantown supply on the borough pressure. He said a gauge was fixed 1 to the borough main on the town side of the Nolantown control valve, and tests were made on Saturday 7 night. At 8.30 o’clock no water was flowing to Nolantown. his gauge recording zero. Readings began at 9.30 p.m. and every Hour until 1.30 a.m.

The method was to read the pressure in the older portion of the borough with the supply to Nolantown in full operation. The pressure was then read again with Nolantown supply cut off. Tiie results were: 9.30 p.m., 501 b (Nolantown off), 49 (Nolantown valve open); 10.30 p.m., 561 b and 551 b; 11.30 p.m., 611 b and 601 h; 12.30 a.m., 661 b and 651 b. Other readings were taken, hut it became apparent from his own gague that tanks were practically all full at 12.30, and afterwards any effects were only -spasmodic, depending on a draw off in a-n occasional tank. It proved that Nolantown costs the borough the loss of about- lib pressure for three or four hours at night. The use of hoses for gardens in the borough -'osts the- council the loss of probably about 151 b for a period possibly longer than three hours.

During Inst month the maximum night pressure mas twice more than 48!b, while last year before Nolan town was connected the maximum' pressure was 501 b. The new pressure gauge was much more sensitive than that used last year, and the records were lower, so that, considered from this standpoint only, there has been no appreciable effect due to the reticidation of Nolan town. About half tne connections have been made to that area, and when the work was completed: the loss to the borough would probably be 21b for four or five hours at night. This also was trifling compared with the effect of garden hoses in the borough. Referring to the report, Cr. Morrissey said lie ha.d discovered an esmpe from the Park lake, due probably to a faulty ball cock, of an amount which he considered was equal to a two-inch pipe. The inspector, he said, had been round the town, and could find very little cause for complaint against householders. He added that there was no doubt the pressure had been better this venr.

“The notice in the paper” said the Town Clerk “no doubt had an effect on the matter.” ,