Show Commissi Commissioner Warns Warn City Outgrows Water Supply Immediate M Mo Move ve Urged to I Devise Program L t By Roy Boy Robinson Salt Lake City is outgrowing Its its available Wa water t e r 1 supplies City iy Water Commissioner David Dvid A. A Affleck Affleck Af At- fleck said Monday urging immediate immedi ate action to set up a lo range long r g-r ng program to meet bOUt both pr presented and nt and future water needs With completion of the Deer creek project expected in the n next nt few ye years rs it is imperative that we take steps stepa now i in hi order t to utilize that water as soon as as it is available he said Deer creek water te teriz is is the keystone in t the e city's water system to supply supply sup sup- ply m mushrooming residential and industrial needs he pointed out A A filtration and chlorination plant is is' absolutely necessary tt If Deer creek water is to be completely completely com corn safe for culinary us use Commissioner Affleck said It Itt will take 2 y years ars tol to complete such a project by the llie time plans and specifications are d drawn wn and construction gets under way Budget Budgett Obstacle Chief obstacle to immediate action action ac Sc- tion on this project is city budgetary budget budget- ary limitations according to the commissioner Funds Funds' will wiD have to tobe tobe tobe be raised by either a gen general ral obligation obligation obligation gation or revenue bond he explained explained ex ex- since water d department revenue is far from adequate for the scope of such a project A request for to start the ball rolling on the filtration and chlorination plant project waS was lopped loppe-d from the water departments department's departments department's depart depart- ments ment's 1948 bu budget However approximately was appropriated for three ee water extension dev developments l pm to o begin early this spring First project on this ye years year's rs r's program program program pro pro- gram is a inch 12 line on Redwood road from California street to North Temple to augment supplies in the e fast developing northwest of the city y Inch 18 18 Inch Line Next will inch be line from Main str street et to 2nd West on North Temple which will also serve the growing residential and industrial needs of the northwest area Final project to be completed this year is Is' a inch 16 line Une on avenue from the present line at atU atU atU U street to connect into the large main at Canyon road Th This ext extension extension exten exten- n- n sion slon will supply both the north and northwest sections Specifications for the first proJect project project are due soon from tram the city engineer en en- ginCer with delivery of pipe expected ex expected ex- ex x about March 15 Work is expected to begin about April L rL Specifications for for- forthe the rem remaining ining two extensions already are ar prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared with work to begin as soon as contracts are let and pipe deliver de de- de- de liver livered d. d 1 1 Matter l of Time Commissioner Affleck Affleck emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that although these projects will help a great deal it is only a matter of time before other pr projects j- j cots will be necessary Among these are a reservoir on the nor north h bench to supply the two cemeteries in that area area and the residential section from K street north and east including Bonne- Bonne ville the and part of the Federal Heights Heights' district A reservoir or or water tower in inthe the the northwest section as s sa a distribution distribution distri distri- supply to give t that i i a area ara adequate water and Wat water rl pressure pres pres- sure A receiving reservoir r i south of ot ottle the tl Park alk reservoir near Wasatch boulevard and South as a terminal terminal terminal ter ter- ter- ter minal for tor Deer creek reek w water ter Near Danger Point Completion of a inch 48 1 11 line 1 n e efrom efrom from South along Foothill drive to connect to the Deer creek supply We Ve can no longer safely delay he lle said With growing industrial and residential demands the city's w water tel supplies are reaching the danger po point t. t We Ve Ve have been fortunate in the past 10 years b but t our dr dry cycle Is is' past due A dry year before Deer creek water is available would so soon n deplete our already inadequate storage facilities Immediate action cannot b be beem emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- too strongly he said W We must take steps now if we areto are tb to meet present as well lwell as future ne needs ds |