Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 - Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911, by E.D. HardyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant,Washington, D. C. Results of Operation. Paper No. 1191.Author: E. D. HardyRelease Date: December 27, 2008 [EBook #27632]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOC. CIVIL ENGINEERS, JUNE 1911 ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Christina and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTranscriber's Notes:1. Tildes are used to denote text in small caps.AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INSTITUTED 1852TRANSACTIONSPaper No. 1191WATER PURIFICATION PLANT, WASHINGTON, D. C. RESULTS OF OPERATION.[1]~By E. D. Hardy, M. Am. Soc. C. E.~~With Discussion by Messrs. Allen Hazen, George A. Johnson,Morris Knowles, George C. Whipple, F. F. Longley, and E. D. Hardy.~The Washington filtration plant has already been fully described.[2] At the time that paper was written (November, 1906),the filtration plant had been in operation for only about 1 year. It has now been in continuous operation for 5 years, andmany data on the cost, efficiency, and methods of ...