THE ASHOKAN AERATOR
On the first page cover of this issue of FIRE AND WATER ENGINEERING will be found an excellent view of the Ashokan Aerator in action. This aerator is situated at the Ashokan Reservoir, about fourteen miles west of the Hudson River at Kingston, and is at the beginning of the Catskill Aqueduct proper. There are two of these aerators in the Catskill system, the other being situated at the Kensico Reservoir, thirty miles from the New York city hall and east of the Hudson River. These two aerators are substantially alike in construction and capacity, and are capable of treating all of the water that flow s through the aqueduct. The Ashokan Aerator is a great fountain basin, approximately 500 feet long by 250 feet wide. Arranged so that all of the water will pass through them are about 1,600 nozzles, and through these the water ascends in the form of a fine spray, being forced upward under high pressure. By this means the water is thoroughly mixed with oxygen from the atmosphere. with the result that all undesirable gases and other matter causing tastes and odors are removed. These are the product of growth of microscopical and other very small vegetable and animal organisms, algae, etc., the occurrence of which in large reservoirs it is impossible to avoid. The process of aeration purifies the water and destroys these organisms, besides removing the unpleasant results arising from their presence. Besides its great utility, the aerator in action is a very pleasing sight and well worth a visit. In the picture on the cover, the large building is the screen chamber, at which the standard aqueduct begins. Following the aqueduct embankment, first is seen the gaging chamber, and to the left, the two chambers of the Esopus steel-pipe siphon. The lower gate-chamber is just out of the picture at the right.
On the first page cover of this issue of FIRE AND WATER ENGINEERING will be found an excellent view of the Ashokan Aerator in action. This aerator is situated at the Ashokan Reservoir, about fourteen miles west of the Hudson River at Kingston, and is at the beginning of the Catskill Aqueduct proper. There are two of these aerators in the Catskill system, the other being situated at the Kensico Reservoir, thirty miles from the New York city hall and east of the Hudson River. These two aerators are substantially alike in construction and capacity, and are capable of treating all of the water that flow s through the aqueduct. The Ashokan Aerator is a great fountain basin, approximately 500 feet long by 250 feet wide. Arranged so that all of the water will pass through them are about 1,600 nozzles, and through these the water ascends in the form of a fine spray, being forced upward under high pressure. By this means the water is thoroughly mixed with oxygen from the atmosphere. with the result that all undesirable gases and other matter causing tastes and odors are removed. These are the product of growth of microscopical and other very small vegetable and animal organisms, algae, etc., the occurrence of which in large reservoirs it is impossible to avoid. The process of aeration purifies the water and destroys these organisms, besides removing the unpleasant results arising from their presence. Besides its great utility, the aerator in action is a very pleasing sight and well worth a visit. In the picture on the cover, the large building is the screen chamber, at which the standard aqueduct begins. Following the aqueduct embankment, first is seen the gaging chamber, and to the left, the two chambers of the Esopus steel-pipe siphon. The lower gate-chamber is just out of the picture at the right.
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