The Improved Water Works System of Regina, Sask.

The Improved Water Works System of Regina, Sask.

The new Tor Hill reservoir at Boggy Creek, which has recently been completed, drains an area of about 72 square miles, the highest point being about 300 feet above the springs. Boggy Creek is eight miles northeast of the city, ana a dam has been built across the creek at an elevation of 55 feet above the city, which impounds about 100,000,000 gallons of water. The old gravitation line has its source of water about a mile east of the present artesian wells, and a 15-inch pipe connects with the compensating basin, with a 10inch pipe line from the basin to the city, giving a flow of 1,000,000 gallons per day. the new system consists of 18 artesian wells and springs, some of which arc 7 and others 5 inches in diameter, and ranging from 65 to 192 feet deep. These are two mam collecting pipes, 18 and 24 inches in diameter, and these drain directly to the Barton pump well, which occupies space of 60 by 50 feet, and is 18 feet deep, with a capacity of 270,000 gallons. Close to this is the pump house, which is equipped with two 80-horsepower Crossley gasoline engines, which drive two 2,000,000 gallon turbine pumps. The delivery main between the new reservoir and the city is an 18inch pipe, which will -deliver by gravitation 3,500,000 gallons of water per day. In addition to this it is proposed to lay a new 27-inch main, which will deliver 5,000,000 gallons. In case of emergency the city may draw on the reserves, consisting of Silver Stream watershed, Slough creek, Balgonie creek, Hicksville creek and Rustadt valley, a combined drainage area of over 200 square miles. The water, when it reaches the city power house, is pumped into the mains by means of two direct-acting steam-driven pumps, having a combined capacity of 255 gallons per minute. The new steam-driven turbine pump is on order, which will be able to pump 5,000,000 gallons a day, and this will bring the total capacity up to nearly 9,000,000 gallons a day. There are 15 miles of water mains in the city and about 32 miles of distributing pipes, which connect up at least 4,000 houses. For fire protection there are 223 hydrants. The normal pressure maintained in the city for domestic purposes is 60 pounds to the square inch, and in case of fire this is increased to 120 pounds, without increasing the quantity of the water pumped. The extension work this summer will entail an expenditure of $420,000 for water mains and over $330,000 for sewers.

The new Tor Hill reservoir at Boggy Creek, which has recently been completed, drains an area of about 72 square miles, the highest point being about 300 feet above the springs. Boggy Creek is eight miles northeast of the city, ana a dam has been built across the creek at an elevation of 55 feet above the city, which impounds about 100,000,000 gallons of water. The old gravitation line has its source of water about a mile east of the present artesian wells, and a 15-inch pipe connects with the compensating basin, with a 10inch pipe line from the basin to the city, giving a flow of 1,000,000 gallons per day. the new system consists of 18 artesian wells and springs, some of which arc 7 and others 5 inches in diameter, and ranging from 65 to 192 feet deep. These are two mam collecting pipes, 18 and 24 inches in diameter, and these drain directly to the Barton pump well, which occupies space of 60 by 50 feet, and is 18 feet deep, with a capacity of 270,000 gallons. Close to this is the pump house, which is equipped with two 80-horsepower Crossley gasoline engines, which drive two 2,000,000 gallon turbine pumps. The delivery main between the new reservoir and the city is an 18inch pipe, which will -deliver by gravitation 3,500,000 gallons of water per day. In addition to this it is proposed to lay a new 27-inch main, which will deliver 5,000,000 gallons. In case of emergency the city may draw on the reserves, consisting of Silver Stream watershed, Slough creek, Balgonie creek, Hicksville creek and Rustadt valley, a combined drainage area of over 200 square miles. The water, when it reaches the city power house, is pumped into the mains by means of two direct-acting steam-driven pumps, having a combined capacity of 255 gallons per minute. The new steam-driven turbine pump is on order, which will be able to pump 5,000,000 gallons a day, and this will bring the total capacity up to nearly 9,000,000 gallons a day. There are 15 miles of water mains in the city and about 32 miles of distributing pipes, which connect up at least 4,000 houses. For fire protection there are 223 hydrants. The normal pressure maintained in the city for domestic purposes is 60 pounds to the square inch, and in case of fire this is increased to 120 pounds, without increasing the quantity of the water pumped. The extension work this summer will entail an expenditure of $420,000 for water mains and over $330,000 for sewers.