Lebanon and Its Waterworks System
In 1870 the movement in Lebanon, Pa., in the direction of installing a water works system began to take definite shape, and the point to be settled first of all was where should the source of supply be. This was determined by the choice of a spot some six miles from the city, and on Sept. 20, 1872, the water was turned into the main. The supply is gravity, the water coming from the hills. It is stored in three reservoirs, the combined capacity of which is 88,000,000 gallons. This can be supplemented by a supply from the pumping station of the city at Poplar Run, a little over four miles from Lebanon and built in 1900. In order to increase and better the service a 20-inch main was laid from the plant to the city in 1910 and the distribution system was greatly improved. The comuined capacity of the two mains is 2,000,000 or more gallons; the pressure averaging about 60 pounds. From first to last the water works system has cost over $678,000. but the investment has proved a source of profit to the municipality. The charges to consumers are low—in many cases not more than $5 per year for an ordinary dwelling.
In 1870 the movement in Lebanon, Pa., in the direction of installing a water works system began to take definite shape, and the point to be settled first of all was where should the source of supply be. This was determined by the choice of a spot some six miles from the city, and on Sept. 20, 1872, the water was turned into the main. The supply is gravity, the water coming from the hills. It is stored in three reservoirs, the combined capacity of which is 88,000,000 gallons. This can be supplemented by a supply from the pumping station of the city at Poplar Run, a little over four miles from Lebanon and built in 1900. In order to increase and better the service a 20-inch main was laid from the plant to the city in 1910 and the distribution system was greatly improved. The comuined capacity of the two mains is 2,000,000 or more gallons; the pressure averaging about 60 pounds. From first to last the water works system has cost over $678,000. but the investment has proved a source of profit to the municipality. The charges to consumers are low—in many cases not more than $5 per year for an ordinary dwelling.
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