(DOWNLOAD) "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911" by E. D. Hardy * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911
- Author : E. D. Hardy
- Release Date : January 27, 2008
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 106 KB
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The Washington filtration plant was completed and put in operation in October, 1905. It consists of a pumping station for raising the water from the McMillan Park Reservoir to the filter beds; 29 filters of the slow sand type, having an effective area of 1 acre each; the filtered-water reservoir, having a capacity of about 15, 000, 000 gal. ; and the necessary piping and valves for carrying water, controlling rates of filtration, etc.