London’s Water Supply.
Eight independent companies supply the metropolis of England with water; viz: tho East London, New River, West Middlesex, Grand Junction, Chelsea, Southwark, and Vauxhall, Lambeth, and the Kent company. The first five supply only that part of London to the north of the Thames; the last throe supply South London. Each has a certain district, and thero is no competition. Tho East London Company takes its water mainly from tho river Loa, at a point about ten miles to tho north of London, and partly from tho Thames, seventeen miles above London Bridge. Tho New River Company draws mainly from springs in Hertfordshire, twentyone miles from London, and partly from tho Lea. Tho Kent company takes its wholo supply from wells—from 120 to 420 foot deep—Bunk into tho chalk strata. All tho other companies draw entirely upon the Thames, above Hampton Court, seventeen miles from London Bridgo. T hoir intakes aro all above tho tidal limit; previous to 1858 they were not. The whole invosted capital of tho eight companies is about f.’iO,000,000, and all pay good dividends. The supply allows about thirty gallons per diom to each person. Nono of tho companies supply their entire district* on tho “constant” system, though thero is a provision by which tho people of any locality may demand such supply. In nearly all instances it is turned on for a certain time, and then shut of. Tho quality of water is bad, though it is inflnitivoly hotter than in former years. Up to 1783 South London received its entire supply from tho river at London Bridge. The Thames was then little better than a common sewer, and the amount of filth drank must have been enormous. Until 1828 all water taken from the Thame* was delivered entirely without filtration. The public soems convinced that the future supply of water for the metropolis must be from purer sources than now. Numerous schemes have been proposed. One contemplates the construction of reservoirs in the mountain region of Wales, near the head waters of the Severn. The distance is 180 miles, and the estimated cost 150,000,000. Another plan proposes to turn the beautiful lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland into reservoirs, and conduct water thenco to London. The distance in this case would be 240 miles, and the cost al>out $07,500,000. Another plan proposes to take water from near the sourco of the Thames, and this wouli involve an outlay of some $85,000,000.
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