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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
PRESENT WATER
POSITION.
EMERGENCY MEASURES AND PLANS FOR FUTURE,
An exhaustive review of the
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1929.
4
The Naval Dock.
Dock de 22.63 million gallons, or supply a pumping unit for this transporting water from Wang an average of 0.257 million gallons purpose and it is hoped to have Mun, and the S. S. Fukwong, a a day. For the past few weeks the this in oporation in a few days. light tanker of 1,400 tons capacity, daily delivery has been over 330,- Since 9th Jupo an average of has been chartered for this service 000 gallons a day."-
270,000 gallons a day has bean from, the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Two other steel tanks were pur- obtained from this source and this with a draught capable of negotiat chased locally and have been erect-will be increased within the next ping the Wang Mun Bar at all states ed at Douglas Wharf and Contro fawe days.
of the tide. Street. The former is supplied by Another similar pumping unit the Douglas Company steamers has been fixed in the Laichikok PUMPING INTO TYTAM. when in port and also by H.M.S. stream balow the Kowloon Filter The proposal to use the Royal Cherub from time to timo. Beda to pump up the contents of Naval dry dock for storage has The remainder of the tanks (15) the stream to the Filter Beds. Aagain received, careful considera- present water situation was made are of brick and reinforced con- minimum yield of 75,000 gallons tion. Apart from the serious dif- by the Director of Public Works crete construction, sine having day is anticipated.
ficulty of overcoming contamina- (the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy) in been built by the Tung Wahi Ios-; reply to questions by the Hon. Mr.pital Authorities and the last six length has been laid to divort the this question is dependent upon An 8" pipo lino 1,000 ft. intion of the fresh water by ecepage W. B. L. Shenton at a meeting of erected by Government on the new lower Sheklaipul stream into the the use of tankers, which alone the legislative Council held yes-"Proya Enst Reclamation. The Kowloon Filter Beds and a dry would involve an expenditure of Itoday, afternoon."
following is a list of the various weather flow of 40,000 gallons a approximatly $500,000 a month for The Hon. Mr. Shonton'a ques- tanks shewing their positions and day is meanwhile being obtained.
capacity, totalling over 1,000,000
a supply of 21⁄4 million, gallons a day (not including the cost of water at Shanghai). The estimat- ed expenditure In connexion with The supply from Shum Tseng source is not yet in operation the Wang Mun Scheme is $200,000 owing to the necessary pipes hava month, for a supply of 3,000,000 ing to be obtained from outside the gallons a day, and it is hoped that Colony. Other sources have been this will prove to be a conservativo Tanks Erected,
investigated at Tai Shul Hang,
estimate, (a) Steel Tanks.
giving approximately 32,000 gal- Erected by the Water Works lons a day, and at Yu Ho at Tal 0, giving approximately 87,000 gallons a day, but these supplies will not be taken up at presont as It is not advisable to divert light-increasing the cost of this source ors for this work owing to the small quantity available and the difficulties of approach.
tions were no follows:
Will the Government give this Igations. The additional Tank Council the following information:will be available for intermittent 1. The present position of the sources of supply from staamera water supply in this Colony?
bringing water from outporis and for the supplies from Wang Mun and Tsun Wan.
2. What measures have the Government already taken or plau- ned to meet the present, water shortage.
(a) By obtaining supplics of water
outside Line Colony. (b) By Improving the water sup-
plies within the Colony?
3. What plans have the Gov- ernment for preventing the re- currence of the present shortage of water?
The Director of Public Works replied:
The total quantity of water in the storage and service, reservoirs on the inland on the morning of the 17th June amounted to 102.76 Imillion gallons. The average drop since June 1 (with fully ono ich rainfall) had been 3.2 million gallons a day, which means that, under similar conditions, there is storage to last until 16th August,
The daily rate of draw-off will, however, be decreased by further curtailment of the hours of sup- ply, as further outside sources of upply are brought to Hongkong for the benefit chiefly of those sec- tions of the community lower levels who are at present the principal sufferers.
on the
The Daily Consumption, The total daily consumption from all sources has been reduced to 4 million gallons as against a maximum 1928 summer supply of 12 million gallons a day. Com- pared with last June the High Levels consumption has decrenacd by about 40% and the same reduc- tion applies to all metered services" In the City,
Ofce.
Total Number, Six. (1) at Western Street.. (2) at Sutherland Street.. (8) at Western Market
(4) at Gilman Street. (5) at Douglan Street, (0) at Centre Street,
Total Capacity, 764
(b) Brick Tanks.
Erected by the Tung Hospital Authorities.
Total Number, Nine. (1) at Davin Street (for Inunches only)
(2) at Sanda Street junct, Connaught
Road
Other Sources,
The tankers would also require storage units of much larger capa- city than the existing tanks, and would involve additional pipe lines and pumping ashore-thus further
of supply.
Pumping to Tytam Tuk.
The construction of a temporary
The alternative proposals of Tons dry weather flow channel about pumping from tankers into the 3,500 ft, in length from the Tytam Elliot Filter Beds or to the Tytam Wah Bay stream to Tytam Tuk Resor-Tuk Pumping Station have been voir has commenced and it in hop-carefully examined, and the Tytam fed to complete it by the end of Tuk scheme is proving to be the July. This work will be later more feasible proposition. The superseded by the permanent Waterworks Department are pre- 138 Tons "Dragon's Back" Catchwater. paring the scheme for laying the Meantime it is hoped to gain at necessary pipes connecting the least 50 million gallons from Pumping Station with tho pler 281 Tons August to March, 1930, and as it which it will be necessary to build is most unlikely that Tytam Tuk to carry the pipe out to the tanker will overflow this summer, this ad- lying off in deep water. This pier ditional storage will be most wel-will be erected by the Port Do come.
[velopment Offco,
(3) at [[|]] Rond junct. Connaught Rond
815 Tons (4) at Water Street 899 Tons (5) at Eastern Street 339 Tong (G) at Queen's Street 302 Tons (7) nt Cleverly Street 337 Tons (8) at Harbour Office 337 Tona (9) at Pottinger
Street......... 387 Tons Total Capacity, 2,747 Fons (e) Brick and R.C.C. Tanks.
On Praya East (Six). (1) 146 Tons. (2) 125 (3) 251
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(4) 125 (5) 261
·(0) 144
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Total capacity
754 Tons 2,747 Tóns
1,042 Tons,
of all tanks 4,543 Tons or, ap- proximately, 1,000,000 gallons.
Restrictions.
By this scheme it will be possi- ble to connect the tankers with the Since the possibility of a water pumps at the Tylam Tuk Pumping shortage was forcacen last Au-Station, which will deliver the tumn, the following restrictions take, whence it will flow through water direct into the tunnel in- have been imposed, Sept. 10, 1928,
the Bowen Rond Conduft into the cens-Bods as required. It may be pos
Eastern, Albany and Elllot Filter
sible to arrange for tankers to con- ally on their way through the voy water to Hongkong occasion-
ed,
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Full supply to all districts
Sept. 11-Oct. 31.
Rider Main districts restricted to a 2 hours per day supply.
I
November 1-April 30, 1929. Colony without Incurring the All Rider Maina disconnected greater cost of hiring them entire and a constant supply by streetly for the transport of water; but fountains given In Rider Main in any case arrangements auch so Areas. (Pull supply for 3 days at are now proposed must be made to Chinese Now Year).
March 25-April 30,
Night pressures
throughout City,
April 15th.
take delivery of such consignments as, aro carried by tankers with a roduced storage capacity of about 10,000
Shipping Companies advised to obtain supplies elsewhere. May 1st-May 27th.
The quantity of water delivered into tanks on the Praya from ships May 28th-June 17th. chlling at Hongkong between the
Principal mains, open daily from 10th and 17th June, both days In-6-10 a.m. and 3--6 p.m. only. clusive, was 880,040 gallons, or Juna Gil.
735 Lous, this water coming from Japan, Shanghat, Foochow and disconnected. Wang Mun.
Shipping Companies' Assistance.
Contractors Building Supplies
Emergency Regulations. Regulations under
the Emer-
tons.
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Rain-Making Experiments.
On the 18th Jane by kind per-1 mission of the Commodore rain
Wells and Nullalis, Supplies from wells and nullahs are being made available in con- sultation with the lion. Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. Particulars of welle opened have
Total Capacity, 1,042 Tons At present all the reservoirs, ex-(d) Summary of above capacfiles, copting Tytam, aro practically Steel Tanks empty, and it is of Interest to re- Brick Tanks cord that, with the exception of the B. & R. C. C. į Pokfulam Reservoir, there is no
Tanks ovidence of silting. The Pok- falam Reservoir has ailted to the extent of 3 or 4 million gallons due to the construction of the 'nection of Stubba Rond within the catch-
Principal mains open daily from making experiments were under- [ment area. The total loss in stor-
6 a.m.-6 p.m. only.
taken by the Royal Air Force.) age In the island reservoirs due to
Seven flights were made from the oiltage is about 0.2 of 1%.
| Kal Tak Aerodrome by planes each In Kowloon the total quantity of
carrying 1 cwt, of powdered kaolin water in the storage and scivics
which was dispersed into clouds reservoirs on 17th June amounted to 80.61 million gallons.
considered to be so located as to produce the best results over the The yield from the Shing Mun
June 18th.
catchment areas of the Hongkong River lnco 1st June (with a 2
Hours of supply advertised to and Kowloon Reservoira. Unfor inch rainful) has averaged 1.50 We are much indebted to the bo 6-9 a.m, and 3.30-6 pm, only.tunately no appreciable results were million gallons a day, but at times local Shipping Companies for their Feak 4 hours daily.
obtained. it has dropped to less than 1 mil-kind assistance and active co- Hon kailom a day.
operation in, securing this continu- The average daily drop in stor-ous transport of water from the age since 1st June has been 0.75 outports, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- million gallons so that with but a son and Co, again dome to our as geney Regulations Ordinance have small rainfall Kowloon should sistance by placing the services of been made by the Governor in have storage for about 3 months, Mr. Robert Sutherland at the dis-Council, empowering the Director It is hoped that it may soon he posposal of Government during his re- of Public Works to take over water already been published. The fol sible to increase the hours of sup
cent vialt to Shanghai.
hoats, lighters, and other vessels lowing is a list of the nullahs from nly in Kowloon, but it must be. Arrangements were made early to be used for conveying or stor-which supplies have been made borne in mind that Kowloon may in the year with Mesars. Butter-Ing water, and any source of water available to the public: have to continue contributing up-field and Swire to obtain a supply supply, with the reserval. piers, plies to Hongkong from Laichfkok from the Taftoo Refinery for de- and other works in connexion for many months-possibly until livery to the City Mains in the therewith. noxt your's rains set in.
Whitfield area. A 5" connecting The Railway Department have As regards subsidiary water pipe line, 750 ft in length, was Infd been instructed by Government to supplies the Shaukiwan and Aler and water was obtained from the make 20 trucks suitable for the deen Village supplices are is a Refinery on the 1st February. Up transport of water from points fairly secure position, and only a to date a total of 21.36 million gal-along the railway. few light showers are necessary to lons has been obtained from this As the Wang Mun source affords keep the streams supplying these source, equal to an average daily the nearest unlimited supply it water works with aufficient for the quantity of 157,000 gallons. At has been decided to concentrate normal consumption,
present the Refinery has restricted upon this sourse, and the neces Arrangements have been made the supply to Government to 100,- sary arrangements for the trans-Nullah). for all Government vessels to ch-1000 gallone a day.
[port of approximately 8,000,000 tain their supplies from theue
This firm have kindly furalshed gallons a day aro being made. sources during the present short Government with a statement of Some 67 Hghters of approximately the water in their reservoirs and 200 tone capacity each, and about The Repulse Day supply (from have expressed their willingness to 25 towing craft, will be required. Wongnelchong Reservoir) Is al assist in any way possible. The Shipping Sub-Committee is most exhausted, but arrangements
making a census of all suitable have been made to deliver water
craft but orders have not yet been by boat from Stanley or Aberdeen, A pump was fixod in the Shing placed oxcept In the case of 18 should it completely fall. Less Mun Valley in April to deliver ad-lighters which aro now being than 10,000 gallons a day wouldditional water froin the river below adapted. Of these, eight 100-ton auffice to maintain an emergency the Intake into the temporary con- lighters have already been made supply to this district.
duit. This pump has delivered available. There is plenty of water at Tal approximately 30,000 gallons a day po, but the Fanling supply is gat- ting rather low.
ago.
Emergency Measures.
The following emergency men- euros have been taken to augment the ordinary supplies.
Shing. Mun Valley Yield.
since 1st May. Another pump is
Wang Mun Scheme.
in course of erection, capable of The Government Bacteriologist dolivering up to 4 million gallons has reported on samples of water
Star Street
Victoria Nullah at Queen's Road East.
Albany Nullah-Boundary Pallı, Lower Tram Station.
Wyndham Street/Wellington' Street (from Glenealy Nullah).
No. 12 Bridge Nullah Shaukiwan, Main Nullah,
No. 12 Bridge Nullah Shauki- wan, West Branch.
P. W. D. Annexe (from Albany Tai Hang Village. Cadogan Street. Beach Street,
Storm Water Drain springs, Ro- creation Ground, Happy Valley.
Albany Nullah at Queen's Road
East.
Albany Nullah at Kennedy Road, Albany Nullah at Macdonnell Road.
Daddell Street. Seth's Corner. Whitfield.
Matheson Street. Yeo Woo Street, ・・・ Pennington Street. Pokfulam
a day whenever that amount is from Wang Mun, and the results | Nullah, available,
are considered satisfactory, the
8
Road/Shektongtan!
Iling Hon Road,"
Banham Road/Western Street.
At all wells and nullaha notices,
in English and Chinese, have been
Permanent Measures. Measures taken to prevent re- currence of water shortage.
A channel (length 1,200 ft.), an water being rendered suitable for pipe line (length 600 ft.) and a potable purposes by slight chlori- In November, 1928, 4 steel tanks, pipo (length 370 ft.) have been nation. each of 00,000 gallons capacity, constructed at the stream 1⁄2 mile The permission of the Chinese posted warning the public that the wore cabled for from England and West of Taun Wan Villago. This Provincial Authorities and the water must be boiled if used for arrived in the Colony on 28th Jan work was commenced on 2nd June Commissioner of the Chinese Mari-potable purposen. uary, 1929. Two were erected at and completed on 9th June when time Customs has beon sought for Western Street and Sutherland water boats commenced transport- taking the water requiremonta of Street, and came into operation on ing water to Hongkong. The dry the Colony from this source. the 21st March. The other two weather flow of the, stream Is ap- The estimated cost of this were erected at Western Market proximately 500,000 gallons a day, scheme is approximately $200,000 and Gilman Stroot, and came into but to obtain this amount a certain a month, apart from the initial operation on the 9th and 14th April quantity has to be pumped from cost of adapting lighters for the respectively. The total quantity the stream to the channel. Ar- carriage of water, delivered to these 4 tanks to date rangements have been made withi At present ILMS. Cherub con- from the Laicbikok Water Boat Messrs. Williamson and Co. to 'tinues to do very useful duty in
1. The Aberdeen Valley Schema, estimated to maintain a daily supply of 2.12 million gallons during the driest known period.
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