Water Supply.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 13, 16 February 1915, Page 3

Water Supply.

: TO THE EDITOE.I Sir, —ln a town which generally has tolerably frequent rain, and especially where the public water supply has to bs pumped, I would suggest that much expense could be saved. If all water i'rem the public supply were charged through meter with a low minimum, and if the authorities allowed and encouraged the use of one or more rain-water tanks at e3ch house taking water from the ea«es, but provided also with ball-cocks from the public supply, set so that the cocks wculd close when water rose to about onethird of the height of the tanks. Also, each house ehould have at least one ordinary screw-down tank direct from the public eupply for drawing drinking water. Other taps about the house to be supplied from a pipe (preferably larger than half-incb) led from the bottom ot the tanks. hat mas be ordinary tar.k laps if a short piece of pipe be fixed vertically above most of the taps as an air cushion. With this arrangement in showery weather but little water would be drawn from the public supply, ai the water from the roofs wculd probably keep the water surface in the tanks above tli3 one third-height; and even in what we consder very dry weather there are occasional showers which, if saved, would materially reduce the. pumping required.—l am, etc., P. HOLT. Papakuia, February 10th.