| Show New v Water Vater I System Investigated B By Y F. F E E. R. R A. A Engineer FERA Engineer Engine r W. W W R. R Weyman Weyman Wey- Wey man and the Duchesne city council council council coun coun- cil made a systematic survey o othe of f the proposed new Duchesne waterworks waterworks waterworks water water- works system Wednesday gathering gathering gathering gather gather- ing data necessary for an application application application cation under the new public works work s set A check of ot the taps now V drawing ving water in the city the a amount amount amount a- a mount of iron pipe now laid in th the e city and the prospective taps under under under un un- der a new system was made an ana and anda d a trip taken to the proposed point poin t of diversion Under the new system a 0 filter pond would would be installed sever several miles mUes up the Duchesne river o on n property belonging to the thc Wilson Wilso n estate between the tho Hartly an and d Moulton places where a 0 fine sit site e was located This pond would b be e separated from the river by a gravel filter bed bcd insuring cleawater clear clea clearwater r water all the year around regardless regardless regard regard- l less of the condition of the river From the pond the water would woul d be bo piped to the city and as th the Ule e pon pond itself is to be covered there ther e would be no water wafer exposed to th the e en open air after being filtered from n the river An instrument set up at the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed site indicated a fall of about abou t thirty feet to the street level sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- to put water over the to toof top p of the school building It was suggested by Mr Weyman Wey Vey man that 8 inch pipe be laid half the distance to town and 6 inch m pipe the remainder Judging from Duchesne's growth for th the e past thirty years a 0 6 inch pipe pip e with this pressure being capable l e of ot delivering water for inhabitants inhabitants in iu habitants according to the engineer engin engin- eer Mr Weyman who has been bee n working on a 0 water project fo for r Duchesne for the past several months stated that the prospects are now very ery encouraging for a waterworks loan for Duchesne There was for some time hope that Duchesne might receive a 0 drouth relief grant for this purpose but it now seems doubtful doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful if there will be such an appropriation appropriation appropriation for Utah Whether or not the new public works up set-up will include a percentage percentage per per- of ot outright grant has not yet been determined but It is that this will not be the case and that it will wUl be in the form of a 0 straight time long-time low-Interest low loan Application has been made for a project for Duchesne but according to Mr I Weyman this will probably have to be reduced considerably perhaps to only include include include in in- clude the filtering and diversion system and the line to Duchesne Duehesne with Iron pipes to replace the present wood pipes only where absolutely absolutely ab ab- necessary |
