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Show DIRECTOR DffiECTOR OUTLINES WAYSTO WAYS WAYSTO ] TO UIPROVEV.ATER IMPROVE UIPROVE \ WATER \V.ATER V.ATER . SUPPLYBy SUPPLY SUPPLYBy , ( ( By Director William WlIham Petcrson Peterson , , USAC USACExtension USACExtension USACExtension Extension Service Servlcc ) ) Utah has many rural homes wherethe where wherethe wherethe the water supply Is as far as 100 yardsaway yards yardsaway yardsaway away If water watcr is carried such a dist dist- distance distance distance - - ance and there aie ale from five to seven sevenpersons sevenpersons sevenpersons persons in the family , . it will reqiure regiure at atleast atleast atleast least six trips tnpg per day to supply the thefamUy thefamily thefamily famUy family with the necessary water sup sup- supply supply supply - - ply . . This means 1200 yards a day and andif andif ' if the process goes gecs gees on for 30 years , , and andthere andthere andthere there are arc actual cases where this hasbeen has hasbeen hasbeen been the dally daily procedure during that thatt thatI thatlenth thattlength thatlength I lenth length ! ; of time tlme the travel would havc have haveamounted haveamounted I Iamounted amounted to 7,465 7465 , , miles Often this thissituation this thissituation thissituation situation could have been eliminated cllminated cllminatedwith eliminatedWlth eliminatedwith Wlth with the expenditure expendlture of less leis ' : than $50 50 $50Miles $50Miles 50Miles $ I Miles Mile . ; Saved At Small CostOne Cost CostOne i One lady reports rc.ports rcports . that for 20 year years yearsduring yearsduring , : ; during the time she was rearing her herfamily herfamily I family , " water "ater ater " , was as carried from an anI anoutside anoutside anoutside I outside hydrant 150 feet away from fromthe fromthe fromthe the house When tho younger chilclren children childrengrew childrengrew I grew up they decided the mother motherI mothershould mothershould I hould should be relieved from this task tack ; by byplacing b bplacing } placing the . water v.ater vater cater in the house The Theactual Theactual Theactual actual cost of the installation was was$72 was72 $72 72 $ This ThlS mother had v . walked alked 2 2500miles 500 500miles 500miles miles and carried caJTiecl ; water to save an in- in investment investment - vestmentof vestment of $72Many $72Many $72 72 $72Many $ Many of the rural homes in Utahdo Utahdo Utah Utahdo do not have adequate culinary water watersupplv watersupply watersupply supplv supply . . In many cases the water isobtained is isobtained isobtained obtained from springs which nped need npedpIping needpiping npedpiping pIping : and a little httle attention to makethem make makethem makethem them satisfactoI1and satisfactory satisfactoI1- satisfactoI1 - and convenient convement Surface Sur Surface Surface face wells which can be made satis satis- satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory - factory still play an important part partm partin partin m in culinary " water "ater ater supply They shouldbe should shouldbe shouldbe be dug deep into the water table during dur dur- during during - - ing the low water period of March andFebruary and andFebruary andFebruary February , , completely curbed "ith ith with witheither "itheither " witheither either rock cement or tl1 tile ( > , , and a sec sec- second second . - ond top should be placed over the wells wellsto wellsto wellsto to keep out rodents , snakes and frogs frogsAlso frogsAlso frogsAlso Also , , . the top of each well should bebanked be bebanked bebanked banked above the le\ le lei le\el le el leel \ el ground to pre pre- prevent prevent . - vent surface water from running inIf inIf in inIt It If electricity electricitty electrlcitty ) is . available .avallable avallable , , a pumping pumpingsystem pumpingsystem pumpingsystem system can be installed which win will willgive wingive willgive give to the house and farmstead an anautomatic anautomatic anautomatic automatic water supply This T1us costs a alittle alittle alittle little money but saves a tremendous tremendousamount tremendousamount tremendousamount amount of labor . . Artesian Wells Utilized Utilized.A UtilizedA , . A large number nwnber of rural homes ob obtam oblain obtain tam lain their culinary water supply fromartesian from fromartesian fromartesian artesian wells In most cases thesource the theSOUl thesomce source SOUl ce of water is ig some distancefrom distancefrom distance distancefrom from the house At little expense this water can be placed into the house in inthe inthe intho the same convenience as the city water waterSystem watersystem waterSystem inI I ! System . . Installation of hot and cold runnIng runningwater runningwater I water with bath and laundry fixtures fixturesI fixturesmay fixturesmay fixturesmay I may easily be Installed with an artesian artes artes- artesian artesan - : ! ian an well as the source of the supply supplyI supplyOrten supplyOften supplyOften Orten Often the Installation of a nev new ne % . ar- ar artesian ar artesian . - I tesian well will be cheaper chea.per . and moresatisfactory more moresatisfactory I Isatisfactory satisfactory when the . water w.ater supply and andvlcll andwell andwell vlcll well records arc are known than to at- at attempt attempt at attempt - tempt a series of pipings pipmgs plpmgs from old oldwells oldwells oldwells oldwellsCisterns wells wellsCisterns wellsCisterns Cisterns Prove Sitisfactory S\tisfactory S tisfactory Satisfactory ' \ . , There are : areas in the state where whereneither whereneither whereneither neither spring \ water cater atcr , , artesian art.esian . well cell ell or orwell orwell well " , eU v vatcr ater is available In these are'll arell are arel-cisterns arel cisterns ' i ' . ' - 'CIsterns CIsterns ' should be built The cisternshould cistern cisternI cisternshould cisternshould I should be constructed of such a cap capacity capacity 1 acity that will give the family water waterfor waterfor waterfor for a pcnod period of at least three to SlX six SlXmonths sixmonths sixmonths months Thousands of records h.ave have h.avebeen havebeen . havebeen been taken to mdlca indicate tc normal con consumption consumption consumption sumption of water These records recordsshow recordsshow recordsshow show that if water \ \ atcr is carried earned 100 feetor feet feetor feetor or more the consumption concumpUon concumpUonill : Mill \\ill ill will \ \ only be be2 2 to 4 gallons per person a day A Apump Apump Apump pump in the kitchen sink sinh . " will "ill ill raise raisethe raisethe raisethe the consumption consumptlCn consumpticn from 4 to 8 gallon gallons gallonsa . a diy dy shy , A faucet of running water in- in instead in instead . - stead of a pump raises rmscs the consump consump- - - consumption tion to 7 to 15 gallons a day Fullequipment Full Fullequipment Pullequipment equipment with hot and cold running runningwater runningwater . water ' \ atcr , , tilth b\th b th btth ' \ , , laundry laundr'y3 laundry3 laundr'y3toilet ' , toilet etc , , raLses raisesthe the consumption to 20 to 25 gallons a aday aday clay day The records indicate mdlc.ate mdlcate . thit th1.t th1t th'it . ' wherewater where wherewater wherewater water is convenient much more moreater morewater morewater \\ater ater water \ is Js consumedI consumedOne consumedOne consumed consumedOne I One author ha has gone < : so :0 0 tar far as to tostate tostate tostate state that measurement of llvIng living llvIngI llvIngstandard livingstandards I standard : , , and culture might mlght be bemeasures bemeasures ! measures in m the amount of water usedA used usedA usedA . A cistern clstenl 10 feet in diameter alameter aiameter and 10 10feet 10feet feet 121feet deep will Wlll hold 5800 5 800 gallons ganons , 12feet 121 12 12feet feet in diameter dlameter and 12 feet deep , 10 10-000 10 000 ; , - . ; 000 gallons or ample water for a fam lam famny lamily family ny ily of the fhe for three months monthsFmanCJal monthsFinancial monthsFinancial famI I FmanCJal Financial Aid AvulablcUnder AvailableUnder Available Avulablc AvailableUnder : Under schedule 1 ct of the Federal FederalHousing FedeialHousing FedelallHousmg Fedelall Housmg Housing Act , money can be obtained obtainedfor obtainedfor obtainedfor for the improvement or installation of ofa ofa ofa a satisfactory watci watel wales system TechnIcal TechnIcaladvice Technicaladvice Technicaladvice ofI I advice pertaining pertammg to the construction constructionof I Iof of a cistern is given in Farmers Bulle Bulle- Bulb- Bulb Bulletin Bulbtin Bulletin - - : tin No 1448 U S Department of ofAgriculture ofAgriculture ofAgriculture ofI I Agriculture , Washington , D CThe CThe C CThe The water bucket on a .a . bench in the thecorner : comer corner of the kitchen should be re replaced 1 I 1placed Iplaced placed by a sink and a faucet , and thehousing the theII thehousing II housing act affords the opportunity opportumt'y opportumty ' Itwill It Itwlll Itwill wlll will be easier to make the smallne smallneces small ne neces necessary necessary < : es essa17 sa17 sary payments than to continue contmue this thisdaily thisdaily thisdally esI I daily task ta.sk . of carrying carrymg the familywatci family familywatel familywater watel water supply |