Ithaca Water Works

Ithaca Water Works

The reservoirs and standpipes of the Ithaca, N. Y., water works system have a total maximum capacity of 331,950 gallons. Six mile creek, the source of supply, flows through a hilly country and the elevation of the main impounding reservoir is about 900 feet above sea level, and over 500 feet above the low level of the city. Were the flow of the stream into the reservoir entirely cut off the city supply would probably last for two months. Water is delivered by gravity to the filtration plant, and by the same force from the clear water basin at the filtration plant about 70 per cent. of the consumption is supplied. The balance of the consumption is pumped to higher levels by hydraulic power. The filtration plant has a capacity of 3,000,000 gallons a day. The total capital invested represented by outstanding bonds is $1,150,000, upon which the total annual interest charges are $48,654. The operating expenses, including all supplies and wages, is approximately $20,000 a year.

The reservoirs and standpipes of the Ithaca, N. Y., water works system have a total maximum capacity of 331,950 gallons. Six mile creek, the source of supply, flows through a hilly country and the elevation of the main impounding reservoir is about 900 feet above sea level, and over 500 feet above the low level of the city. Were the flow of the stream into the reservoir entirely cut off the city supply would probably last for two months. Water is delivered by gravity to the filtration plant, and by the same force from the clear water basin at the filtration plant about 70 per cent. of the consumption is supplied. The balance of the consumption is pumped to higher levels by hydraulic power. The filtration plant has a capacity of 3,000,000 gallons a day. The total capital invested represented by outstanding bonds is $1,150,000, upon which the total annual interest charges are $48,654. The operating expenses, including all supplies and wages, is approximately $20,000 a year.