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North Jersey District Water Supply Commission Report 1930
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission Report 1930
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I-SUMMARY OF REPORT
Page
Activities of the Year 1
Wanaque Project 1
Second Major Project 2
Death of Commissioner McKee 3
Water Analysis Laboratory 4
Organization 4
CHAPTER II-WANAQUE PROJECT
Operation 6
Opening of Aqueduct 6
Program of Dedication 7
Address of Governor Larson 11
Address of Mayor Congleton 11
Address of Chairman Sommer 12
Delivery of Water 13
Operation and Maintenance 16
Chlorination 16
Wanaque Reservoir Storage 17
Bayonne Contract 18
Lake Developments Within the Watershed 20
Water Analysis Laboratory 23
Design 24
General Features 24
Wanaque Aqueduct 25
Headworks 25
Lower Gate House 25
Aerator 26
Pumping Station 27
Surge Tank 27
Service Building 28
Landscaping 28
Balancing Reservoir 29
Record Drawings 30
Water Rights 30
Construction 31
Steel Pipe Line, Contract 25 31
General 31
Construction, Contract 25 32
Construction (Continued)
Steel Pipe Line, Contract 25 (Continued)Page
Grouting 36
Testing Tunnel 37
Placing Pipe in Tunnel 39
Work Outside Tunnel 40
Newark and Kearny Connections at Belleville 40
Completion 43
Reinforcement of Wanaque Tunnel-Contract 29 45
Construction of Headworks-Contracts 33A-B-C 47
Contract 33A 48
Pipe 51
Contract 33B 53
Contract 33C 54
Flood-lighting 54
Pumping Equipment-Contract 32 55
Electrical Equipment-Contract 34 56
Balancing Reservoir-Contract 35 58
Real Estate 59
Land for Wanaque Reservoir 59
Aqueduct 60
CHAPTER III-FINANCIAL
Receipts and Expenditures 61
CHAPTER IV-ADDITIONAL SUPPLY
Applications for New Water Supplies 66
Borough of Allendale 66
Borough of Haledon 66
Additional Supply 66
Chimney Rock Report of 1930 70
Summary 70
Outline of 1925 Chimney Rock Project 73
Chimney Rock 1930 Project-First Stage 74
Future Extensions 86
Comparison with Projects of the State Water Policy Com-
mission 91
Water Consumption 98
Available Water 103
Yields of additional supply watersheds
Appendices
LIST OF TABLES
Table No.Page
1 Table of Wanaque Water Delivery 13
2 Deficiencies in Rainfall in New Jersey 17
3 Wanaque Reservoir Elevation 18
4 Quantities of Work Completed on Contract 25 44
5 Summary of Bids-Contracts 33A-B-C 48
6 Summary of Bids-Contract 33-Pumping Equipment 54
7 Summary of Bids-Contract 34-Electrical Equipment 56
8 Summary of Bids-Contract 35-Balancing Reservoir 57
9 Quantities of Work Completed on Contract 35 59
10 Statement of Receipts 62
11 Statement of Disbursements 64
12 First Stage of Chimney Rock Development-1930 Estimate of Cost 83
13 Modifications Feasible in First Stage of Chimney Rock Project 85
14 Second Stage of Chimney Rock Development as a Two-Stage In-
termediate-Level Supply 90
15 Comparative Data-Water Policy Commission Projects 92
16 Cost of the Chimney Rock, Vernoy, Buddvale and Ralston Projects 93
17 First Two Stages of Chimney Rock Project and Cost of Vernoy and Buddvale Plus Intermediate-Level Projects 94
18 Cost of Chimney Rock Dual Project and Vernoy and Buddvale Dual Projects 95
19 Water Consumption of the North Metropolitan District of New
Jersey 1.00
20 Estimated Future Consumption 102
21 Estimated Future Consumption of Portion of the District Which Can be Supplied from a Major Project Subdivided as to Service Zones 103
22 Safe Yield of Existing Supplies and Possible Extensions 104
23 Supplies Available for Interchange as a District Supply Divided as
to Service Zones 105
24 High-Service Water 106
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