CITY'S WATER SUPPLY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 278, 24 November 1931, Page 6

CITY'S WATER SUPPLY

INSPECTION OF SYSTEM COMMITTEE TO DELIBERATE In consequence of the report made recently by the city engineer. Mr J. S. L. Deem, with regard to the state of the water system of city, an inspection was made vest .iy when the matter was looked into. A meeting of the Works Committee will be held this evening. The party consisting of the Mayor, Mr. N. G. Armstrong, Messrs. .1. 8. L. Deem (city engineer), J. D. Crowley (chairman of the Works Committee), G. 1. Jones, L. Pleasants, F. J. Hili, J. Siddelis, and E. O’Meara, left the City Council offices at 9 a.m. yes terday morning. Virginia Lake was the first stop, where an inspection of the recorder house of the venturiemeter showed that the city’s consumption of water during the past few weeks had been exccp i tionally large, especially when hosing was not restricted. The falling uff in ' the consumption following the restrictions was clearly indicated as was also a further reduction owing ro the recent rain. The party continued to the West-j mere reservoir, where, at the present time five million gallons of water arc ■ stored, representing about two days' supply for the city if all other water ; supply were cut off. From Westmere!

the route of the main supply pipes, two in number, one 12inch and tho otht i 14-inch, was followed and an inspection of the site of the proposed pumping station in the Kai Iwi Gorge near its junction with the Rangitatau West Road, including half a mile of tho Brunswick Road, was made. The water works was tfTo next objective and a stop on route was made to inspect the protective work carried out on the pipe track three years ago and also the break pressure tank near the entrance of Mr F. Moore’.* 1 . homestead at Bushy Park. The water works reserve was then "eached and an inspec tion made of the upper reaches of the catchment en route. After lunch tho measuring weir in the Okehu Valley and the intake weir in the Mangahoropito Valley, the tun nelled section uf the pipe line visited and an inspection of one of the damaged tunnels which gave trouhb last year was carried out. From this point a detour of a mile and a ha f to Capon’s Hut. was made and ar examination of the faulty section of the pipe line concluded the observations of the nartv.