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PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1984 P.U.C. Program (Continued from Page 1) tuting the first step in the overall program be approved and recom- mended. It is planned to issue de- bentures to cover the cost after tenders have been received. Com- missioner Boddy's motions received the unanimous approval of Chair- man S. J. Babe and Commissioners Henry Baldwin and R. G. Mills, Mayor Frank N. McCallum, the other member of the commission, was in Ottawa and was unable to attend. As the second step in the overall program, Norman G. MacDonald of the firm of Gore and Storrie, recommended that an 18-inch water main be constructed on the west side of Oshawa Creek to Bloor Street at a cost of $210,000 and a 16-inch main irom the proposed 18-inch main be connected with the existing main en Simcoe Street at a cost of $18,000. Following completion of that pro- ject it is planned to run a 16-inch water main from the proposed 18- inch main along Bloor, Cubert, Burk, King, Gladstone and Bond Streets to MacMillan Drive at a cost of $147,000 and a 10-inch main on King Street from Burk Street to Park Road at an estimated $4,100. The latter two steps would take some time and a great deal of plan- ning as to routes, Mr. McDonald said, and he recommended that the Commission go ahead with the al- terations and extensions to the water works plant while surveys and negotiations are carried on re- garding the new 18-inch main to Bloor Street. The Commission agreed with his suggestion. Big Increase in Demand In his supplementary report on Oshawa's water works system, Mr. McDonald pointed out that in 1921 with a population of 12,382, Oshawa's average daily consump- tion was 705,429 gallons. In 1947 with a population of 33924 the daily consumption average had risen to 3,340,000 gallons. "The utmost difficulty has been experienced by the pumping station operators in maintaining a reason- able pressure in the city," the re- port stated. "It has been found impossible to maintain a high water level in the elevated storage tank but through the gperation of the Diesel engine drivel pumps in- stalled in 1946 it has been possible to prevent the complete emptying of the tank. "During days of high consump- tion the pumping station equipment has been operated to deliver the maximum amount of water to the city. The amount of water which can, however, be pumped is limited by the capacity of the mains. This condition is extremely dangerous because during such periods very little water could be delivered for fire service and if a fire should break out during the afternoon of a day of high domestic demand, serious losses would result." Mr. McDonald added that the re- cently completed 18-inch main from Bloor to King Streets has done much to alleviate the problem. He said that the Canadian Underwrit- ers' Association requires for a city with a population of 35000 a capacity for delivering water at a rate of 4,500,000 gallons per day for a 10 hour period in addition to normal demand. As the average water consumption for September, 1947, was 3,702,000 gallons: per day, the required rate would be 8,200,- 000 gallons per day for a 10 hour period. He stated that provision should be made for a population of 40,000 requiring a capacity of 9,100,- 000 per day for 10 hours. The intake pipe, Mr. McDonald said, is still satisfactory with a capacity of 7,000,000 gallons per day and with adequate storage' of filter- ed water atethe plant this capacity is sufficient for present require- ments. R d Tank Extensi The consulting engineers recom- mended the construction of an additional coagulating and settling tank and 'extension of the two ex- isting tanks to increase the periods of coagulation and settling. With these longer periods and recom- mended improved filter washing facilities, the capacity of the filter plant can be increased to 6,000,000 gallons per day which should be sufficient for several years provid- ing adequate storage of filtered water if provided, Mr. McDonald said. . "In our 1941 report we recom- mended that the capacity of the filtered water storage be increas- ed by 500,000 gallons," Mr. McDon- ald continued. "Due to the increase in water demand since that time and to make some allowance for future growth we now recommend that the storage capacity be in- creased by 1,000,000 gallons by the construction of a reservoir on the ANew CIGARETTE TOBACCO fOU'LL like "Strollers", an entirely new cigarette tobacco with all the mellow flavour of long shredded Virginia leaf ot its very best. It's a top quality smoke. Try it today. | west side of the existing plant. This will increase the total storage of filtered water at the plant to 1,600,- 000 or 2,100,000 - including the elevated tank. The provision of this storage will make it possible to supply the maximum demand, in- cluding fire service, without in- creasing the capacity of the. intake and filter plant." Pleased With Engine Performance Mr. McDonald noted that the total capacity of the low lift elec- tric pumps which deliver raw water from the intake to the coagulating tanks , is slightly over 6,000,000 gallons per day augmented by a gasoline driven pump with a capa- city of 2,000,000 gallons per day. He disapproved of the gasoline driven pump on the grounds that it was too small and constituted a fire hazard since it was in the same room as the motor driven pumps, and recommended installation of a Diesel driven pump with a capa- city of 7,000,000 gallons a day -- equal to the intake capacity. ° He also noted that the high lift pumps operated by electric motors of 200, 150 and 300 horsepower had capacities of 2,600,000, 1,750,000 and 3,500,000 gallons per day respective- ly. He recommended the installa- tion of a 250 horsepower pump to provide for power variations of 50 horsepower in order to make for more economical pumping. Mr. McDonald expressed himself pleased with the performance of the two Diesel engines installed in the standby pump room with a total capacity of 3,000,000 gallons per day. These with the gasoline engine driven pump make a total capacity of 8,000,000 per day which is sufficient for present needs. While fuel oil costs have increased from 11 to 17% cents, the Diesels can be operated at $1.60 per hour includ- ing maintenance and depreciation and the operation of the two units during peak load periods which is about 250 hours per year costs $800. The saving of power costs to the water works system is about $2,500 and to the city hydro about $7,500 making it economical to operate the Diesel engines during peak load periods. "In addition to the operation of the engines during peak load periods it is economical to make use of this equipment during short periods of unusually high demand such as during lawn watering or fires, when, if electric power were used, the peak load for the month and consequent- ly the cost of electric power -would be increased," Mr. McDonald said. "During the past year the Diesel pumps have been operated a total of 2,185 hours and the gasoline driven pumps 215 hours. At the increased prices of fuel oil and gasoline, the cost of operation would be approximately - $6,000 including depreciation and maintenance." Regarding the water mains Mr. McDonald said that the completion of the main from Bloor Street to King Street had greatly improved conditions but not enough to meet the fire underwriters' requirements. He therefore recommended the construction of a new 18-inch main from the pumping station. "The existing mains consisting of one 18-inch and one 12-inch are now inadequate and if a break were to occur in the 18-inch main such as occurred in December in the main at the pumping station be- tween the motor driven and gasoline driven pumps, the city. would be practically out of water for two or three days while repairs were being made," he said. "Would By-Pass Marsh Land "Moreover, these mains pass through marshy lands at the Osh- awa Creek and for a considerable period in the spring repairs to either of these mains throughout this area would be practically im- possible. We recommend that a new 18-inch main be constructed from the pumping station to Bloor Street on the west side of the creek, thus avoiding the marsh land en- tirely. A 16-inch cross connection should be laid along Bloor Street to Simcoe Street to connect with the existing distributioz: system. "To serve part of the city north of Bloor Street and west of the creek and the adjacent suburban areas, a 16-inch main should be constryiged on Bloor, Cubert, Burk, King, Gladstone and Bond Streets to MacMillan Drive and connecting all intersected mains 6 inches in diameter or larger. In the future, when required, this main should be extended northwards to the elevated tank to improve the supply to the northerly part of the city. A 10-inch main should be laid on King Street West from Burk Street to Park Road to serve the suburban area on the northwest side of the city." Mr. McDonald produced a map showing the proposed route of the new water main from the pumping station to Bloor Street. It would pass northwesterly through farm lands for a large part of its length and for this a right-of-way or easements would be required, he said. Some commissioners thought that the land over which the proposed route passed would soon be sub- divided which might add to the cost of the main. An alternative route cutting from the pumping station to Cedar Street was suggest- ed and P.U.C. Manager George F. Shreve was instructed in inquire into both possibilities. In giving the estimated costs of the half-million dollar project, Mr. Defence For Western Powers Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery is shown, at right, with Britain's minister of war, Emanuel Shinwell, after attending a press conference in connection with the formation of the western European defence of Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, It was later revealed that Montg y d by the British cabinet from his post as Chief of the Imperial General Staff to act as first chairman of the permanent defence organization of the five western European union powers. ~--Central Press Canadian McDonald pointed out that con- struction costs have increased enor- mously in the past few years. He based the estimate on costs of com- parable works constructed during 1947 and added an allowance- of 15 per cent for contingencies. Rate Increase Possible Mr. McDonald also noted in- creased costs in operating and maintaining a water works system and said it was improbable that water rates can be maintained at their present level. To finance the required extensions to the water works system an increase in water rates may be necessary, he warned. Regarding revenue, he said that while the quantity of water used for fire purposes is small in comparison with that normally used by indus- trial and domestic consumers, the system has to be large enough to provide the necessary water when required. For this purpose the water works plant includes filters, storage reser- voir and pumping equipment as well as the feeder mains, and the distribution system has to be larger than required for domestic supply alone. Such extra cost of construc- tion and operation of the system should be charged to the properties which are benefitted thereby in proportion to the value of the prop- erty protected and not charged to the water users on the basis of the amount of water used. 'In many cases large consumers of water have very little property to be protected while some of the Jage Sonmercial buildings are greatly efitted by fire protection service but consume very little water, he said. "The existing water works system is not capable of supplying suffi- cient water for domestic purposes alone," he said in conclusion. "With the pumping station operating to capacity the feeder mains are so small that very little water can be maintained in the elevated tank throughout the day. Should a fire break out during the afternoon of |, any day of normal or high consump- tion, serious losses might result because very little water ould be available for fire service." 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