Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-22 | Page 17 | More Wells Swelling City Water Supply

MORE WELLS SWELLING CITY WATER SUPPLY Pumps Installed to Augment Salt Lakes Lake's Depleted Reservoirs Operation of pumps on two more snore city wells with the prospects that this will add three second feet of water water water wa wa- ter to the city supply was hailed by city officials Friday as another big step in removing the threatened water water water wa wa- ter shortage Pumps to to begin operating operating op op- crating Friday at the new v well wen at the Thirteenth East street reservoir and at the Mill Creek well near Thirty Thirty- fifth South and Twenty third East streets IL H. K K Burton superintendent of w waterworks announced It is expected that water from the well wen at the reservoir will be clear enough to enter the city mains within within within with with- in 24 hours A flow low of 15 second-feet second is expected Will Aid Irrigation Water from the Mill Creek well VeIl will not enter the city pipe line but butwill butwill butwill will be used for irrigation and an equal amount of water turned into the city conduit in Mill Cr Creek ek canyon canyon canyon can can- yon Mr Burton said saith Approximately Approximate ApproxImate- ly two se second feet of water was expected expected ex ex- from the welL With the commencement of pumping pump pump- ing operations at the two new wells City Water Commissioner George D. D Keyser announced that the well- well drilling program commenced a few months ago has already added nine and a half hall second feet of ot water to the city supply a considerable amount when one considers th that the total city consumption at present is slightly slightly- over over- 40 second feet This well wen supply will wilt be further augmented we hope with completion completion comple tion of four our more snore wells upon which work vork is already started the commissioner com corn missioner said Utilize New Wells The cit city is already making use of ot water from the wells at Bonneville golf course and the Richards well near Union Water from the well at nt Twenty seventh South and Nineteenth Nineteenth Nineteenth Nine Nine- East streets is being used for irrigation for a a few days das while it clears sufficiently to be turned into the city lines Tests have shown a maximum of five second feet probably can be obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed from this well Another well that at Third avenue and Canyon road has tapped water but has not yet been equipped with witha a pump Even the addition of this new WAter water water wa WA- ter to the city system will not en enable lifting of the thc sprinkling rig restrictions Comm Commissioner Keyser said Coop t r oration of every citizen in saving water wa wa- water ter tel is still needed Mr Burton said that less water is being drawn from the storage reservoirs reservoirs reser reser- this week than last largely because because because be be- cause sprinkling has been forbidden at the golf gol courses parks and school grounds