Collection of Data Regarding Pasadena's Water Supply

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Ayars, William Finlaw (1914) Collection of Data Regarding Pasadena's Water Supply. Bachelor's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4xpd-9340. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06102024-153813374

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Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's thesis)
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Defense Date:	1 January 1914
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Thesis Collection of Data Regarding Pasadena's Water Supply. by William F. Ayars Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen Department of Mechanical Engineering THROOP COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Pasadena, California -1914- Section 1. Part I. II II. •. • Deftnition ocf Miner's Inch. « n1. Pasadena's Pw,nping PlMts snd Well&. " IV. Rainfall Chart. n V• Underground W~ter Level in Pasadena Basia. " VI. Methods of ~1tttng Wa-ter in and. ne-ar the Pasadena Basin. " VII. Data on Pnmping C-0sts. tt VIII. Gravity Flow. 0 rx. Advisability of a Dam at Devil's Gate. tt x. Appendlce:s. ll. - Data. on Pumping Costs.• c. - Data on Undergro~ Water Leve:l. D .. - C"l>mplat& detailed report of the water ei tuation by fonne-.r City Engineer Moody-. made to the Mayor and :Soard of Water Comi:nissi,eners~ May z. 1913. Thia thesis cO?J.at.sts o·f' a: oolleot1on and ~ t of data regarding the Pasadena water 'SUppl.7-. 1ne1Ud..1Jlg tho sources o~ name. and the haudllJJg of the- wa:ttt. PAitT ~. The City of Pasadena obtains the prtnoiple part of Us wa:ter supply from what: are -mown as the upper and lowr Pasadena Basiua.. BOW.OJ.RY OF ~ UPPER PASADENA BADllT • FROM WHICH SOME OF PAS.AJ)ENA'S AND soma PASADENA'S WATER SUPPLY 13 DERIVED. fhlt Upper Pasadena water.:t>asin is bounded for the &nt1.re dista:n.ee on the :raorth by th& mottnta1na. It extend& •t:rom the village Qt La Canada ab0u.t two am one-half miles we.st o.f the Arroyo to Ea.ton •s Canyon, about :r.our mile• east <>f the Ar- roya. On the S$1:th_, trona La Canada to Devil 'a Gato., it 1.s bounded by t~ San Ra:fa.&1 Rills and from Devil is Gata t-o Eaton's C~yon, it is bo~e4 by t~•s R1.l l and an undergx,olllld dyke. extending both 'W8JJt ·aru'l :north-east from the hill.. '.PhliS dym ts evidenced. by a sudden change 1n the un<lerg.roul.1d water level. The extreme northweat em\ of the ba8in 1s marked off by an out- cropping ot granite. which oonneota the San Batael Hills wi.th tue mou.ntaine. {See Aocompaaying Map #1. Appendix A. l $~! CF ? l ~ U o:anm ~ Oli" 'i'IrmR WATE:lt / .. •<fitr.~Y" ., ~ ;: ~ '!&.'tffl Imitt ro~i.UID ~IE oowm llICl.WJSS Lower,. or .UOln 1'.a&a.«:®a Ba&in1 1& boundei on the n:olMr by~~ UJ}~l'' bAs:in jafft dtlG-eril.md.; on the we.at, by an und ~-2.a ~ extending alim6 tbo oatJt bank O:f too Arro";!O trom ,·. ,! el ., . to tiie: ao,itll eit1 lir~t,r9 at Col,1t1b!a St.reet:i and ~vi::l"'& ~ on tho ,$~th -a.rnd ooat by Ra~nt't Rill cand. ilho tµ1d:6i-ground d~l::e ktto\ffl ~~~ a111 D.;ke; wht'Oh enontts both wea:t and no1't~-st f· ;>' :f~ #',ie hil;L~. • • • ?ha w::t.1~t ~ ot the {t~a .mctoffil3 to the mou,nt~lJ$& a.t the Smtta A:nita Walih~ and fAf.l lt pa~s lml.ow Sierra. ~ :'it se.• to Jot11 w1th t;.~ nM!irol"GUlld bas& of the moun~ilu,.. - I I ..·tse:.a ~P . ~~ l :r,~;.:0~~ i'tl~ sot1m l'ASJJt-n:-;.a Ju-~ ni P~m sum.nm,. <.-,. l !hia ~sl.n c.QJm.ists of tru) gm~l-tillod J~lver l>Qd of'. t~/ ~ 58co~ Q.lltt it -extend~ :trG~ nev..u •a (ta.to to tlle mm- A.~a _gt I,aa1n~. ~ · ~ ly~ qve~ the uppeJ:> and lowo.r ?as..'\d~na oosJ.ns and ~ , :Shs_op Uorral baoin ~mm,.s a.®-Ut l:8,.600 acre:o, and nearl:, all 0£ tt .l s available for impl'QV-mnent.. {S~ tM re-p ort af tho SUb...O~&e cm l{Un:!c1pa1 Ownership ot watm- to th& ~ n a JQa.r<t ot had.-c1 Wata1r ~tttee - D$"o~ 1910:. } Pan II~ ~~- lt.leh.. !he ~'mtner•.a mm ·~ California~~•~ 1ndl q 1n 1a!D .b,s1G 1a• tM s t ~ 4eftue,d by ·t he state l:461•lat1u,i,. An act of' tlw Oal-U"omia Legi,al.."l-~-. I~ az. 1901,. ~ a tm o"tan-4anl ~ r ' s bi4h l,*5 i,uld;c ~ per m1n't1te. ae.uu~d; t-~~ ooy a:pertun or or1f1ce.. Based •O'U 1 Cl.tb'to :toot eq~btf: 1.~4 gallQDs~ thts equa~ •0.-.l i? eallona ~l' tteerml" 11.22 ~ illtms ~r minute. or 6'3.. 2 gal.l«ie per ~·~ 1art n1 .. Palffl4&11&.,·:s Fttmpme Plants anti ?'Jell• .. ff» City ot P.aaad<ma aoqu11'$d by ~ on th& tirst of No~r 1912. the p:i-opertles of tho tl\-re(t i~ndont W$t&r eompan!n within the oit3 limit&; Nt:JlOl:r, the Worth Paml4ffl1A Land and Water Comr>any. tm l'aaa.dwa Lake Vin&3&N laid am Water Com- pany, and tl'le l?~sad~1$ ~ and Wat&r ~ . ?he ae®nd-named: eompa.ny wait 8'f)tleffill.1 s~n ot tiD too "•ut-aide oompany« to di:.. tinettiah 1t fl,"001 too la&t-•~ ~ . wn:10.~ wa& commonl3 w.1ea. the t"w&et-B1de ~ • .. 1'h& clt7 a.t p%'CJse?tt <terive:a lts auppl.y fl'Offl mm \lOlls:;- ~ 1-, the Cultaa Avenue weu. the· Sh&ldon stnet wu, the Copelin ~ 81'l(S th& Cope.lltt motot- • l la, t:ho- V"'.eat and lll1ddle Ohla . S.tteet well•. the: Franklin Ave-me we-ll, the Shfil) O'orml \'$ll ,, md th& a1t-.n St<re&-t- well. SMl9- of too- g;r.artty flow c~n trom what itt mown ae· tiw. nevtl •s ~e Tlun'tel ~ten! and pan 'from t'lli, Arroyo Csnymi now. ~ C:~ltn alls. Wore their ~ a ® by tho Cit~• be.- longed to the ~ Vim,a't'4 I..and and Wntor o~. !l$y. $'e lo- cated ~ ~ 1'0rner o1 S l ~ ~ Olen A~rt. @ou!t ~..,half milD - ~ o.'f tilltt- OQ~l'.' ,(11 Fau- 03kS AVonti<.¼ ·mt't ibmtai:n S~ t . The -Sheep ewra.t Spri2J8s wu 1»1~ to ·t m ~~ It ls lf).e.ated in tho 'bed -o f tm A:rro:,,o - Land aw.t w~~ C~y. see~.. ~ ooo teff'.t 1»:rth 0£ tm ~ end fif tho 11ma V1»ta ~ Oll!Q Stil"&et V"mlla c.oD-si-st -o t· ·t hroo ~ll~ >t1h1.e b l.otie.ed to the ~~ena !and and_ W1litel" Comp.a ny. oo- They are lOQat.ed between Ohio am ~mmn -S ~n1et• Mar lm.eltd A.~. I am in- t'Omed tha-t t.11& :SSS·t well ~• ~en a'bantiene-d, the ~ e y w~d.. The West and 111ddle wells. aN the• two o~ and the well :tilled up., this t;ll'O'l\P now usd. l)y tM City&£ Pu~m:m.. ~ Dev,11 "a Gate Tutmel 91stem "WU the j:o int property 0-C- 1 tlm F~~M l.a.1(e Vbm~ Land and Water Company ~ the ?Rsa4em Lana and r:~ter C~J• ~ven--t~lSths: itlt~reat ~\\llc~d tQ the £.or- fflil" ~ thnl-i:J>-tenthB S;n~~-f l to the l&tt8'~ ~ -- cti.t-1 • ~ the. ~hWe.et: <~r or tae Cl:ity.. It 1:a l► In the. 'W!nttl:tt t • tilt• · s.y ~ i'& oftea e1,~ ed,t-1>.&r 1t4t1nllf ()l' ~ial~¥ witlt6$,Ws' Pl!O'tid.~ fQ'r. th~ );>\t~®-1 the· O,\b,~ct '.ho~ 1,'1) een~~ the water in ·tl'l.6 ara'Yt'Jl.jJ t:bat -a.ro t:ributa17 to •t he ~ l s. ~ ~ ~ <".-.i,ne:itJ or the oC>ndttit 1-e-adine -r:t-om tho. tutmr.tls to :te.lie?Vel~ ~-ct ~nd Watcnt Oo.r-J~ ~nil thlca c,:o.inJ~!W !!~rove~ the- ~ - to· ~ m~ of th.i i! :fl~~ In too winter ta~ fl-OW· is usimll;r ereai ·111...tt ln A ~ t WU, ma-de- ot tli.o r.i intall ~ lil®tbtt~ :f1'.'ift July 1002 to April 1914, glvl~ -t h~ tots.(t t'-0!' caoh ~ " l-t:- ·WS.1.l be notlced ·t'hat- the ,ea.r- wa~ ~ from July l to Ju.M 30, of' the, anb- A ou~ >RM ..~S:o I,.tlQtted .f.'or the ,ast. 3-l. ,e~.• rumwin;~ the :fluotuf>.titln i~ thti" to.tltl .~ ar..ly rainfall. lt -wt:ll b.6: not:1-cmt .~ n, exam1.nat1ou of thiu. os.l l"W toot timrre m.re lo ~~ ffll:t Gf tlle' pae:t 31 J~4m when ·t ho- x-aintllll was below tile .,va-~ inohe.:i,. . .tt w1ll turthe,:o - ot ao.•55 noticed that t..\tol'e nN not lffl)ffl ~~ thl.'ee sucCQS!f1ff ~ that a'Nl· &ithln" a ~ o:r bel;O.W ~ff~" but- .Ol 04 - 05 I . 00 .O] 12- 13i 13-l~ .oo .SJ .OQ .oz: .oo .00 .oo .oo .00 .oo .15! .15, .oo; .. 09 .oo .. . 0 61 . 00 .1 . 00 .05 .00 1.81 .00. , 1 1 I .s2 1.ss10.4 2..zs s.66 2.96 .31 2:56 4-.70 r.59 6.,o 4.99 .32{ .o~ -641 .3~ .og -- - .28 .15 9.8 .1~1 .11 .08 ,95 ·. 18 .oo p- 1.s 2.6_ .69 .5611 .30 ,3.1 11.20: .3 .9 .01 3.2oj 1 .84lttMI ■i&t'! , =1 ¥ _,r:J .65 .7 .26 .oo .4 8.9610.37 2.75 s.10 .oo 2.09 1.14 6.42 4 .12 1.38 1 .oo .2 2 .1 .o .oo 28.22 18$04 )1~ F.;::J ':f qrS. 11.ao .T6 1•7;99 29.15 27.o3 16.51 .02 .OG .oo .20 -17 .oo . . 00 .d6 I . .00 . oo 00 26.11 15.50 21 . 7 7 .oo 24.20 . 06 1 40.89 . oo 18.34 .oo 15.15 .oo . 62 3.72 4~30 7.6 2.07 9.84 .47 .00 .oo 28 .67 .00 . 80 . 20 4. . 17 1 . 51 . 82 . 96 .1 . 61 . 00 10 . 50 .85 .04 .00 7.2 s.10 1.44 . 5 ~ _5 j l .25 .00 23.07 .oo . 3 2 1.30 .91 2.96 .00 3 .7'3 . 50 .l'T .00 9.81 .00 2.04 l.88 2.3 5.94 5.~ 3. 57 .23 .oo 21.53 .23 2.40 .10 .z 1.50 • .69 1.14 .3~/ 1.98 .03 8.82 .27 .49 .52 .64 3.18 .00 2.0 .1~ 1.88! .00 9.19 .00 2 .0 1.4 1 1.6 1.11 .00 1.55 .82! 2.421 .oo 10.97 .05 .3~ 9.80 . 00 3.78 6.80 .67 l. l i 1 .6 ~ .00 24.22 .oo 2.76, .75 .00 1.63 3.01 3.29 .3 :· .091 .09 ' 11.89 .oo .531 3.24 3.0 4.0 .90 9.'T0 3 .0j .001 .00 24.56 .34 ,001 .oo .00 .21 3.89 4.8 .9 · .OliI .00 10.19 I . • .34 .961 .00 1.90 2.6310.44 8.6 .1 _ 1.44 .00 2'7.01 .05 .1 71 2 . 5 5 -1 4 . 4 2 . 54 1 . 2 2 . 6 I 1 . 6 , . 00 25 . 4 9 Average rainfall f or 31 ye a rs - 20. 3 S inches p er annum. 14-rs 1 •■l .oz .oo 10-11 11-12 I Oct/. No v . / Dec . I Jan ,I Feb .I Mch .l A-p1·" 1 IYiay . : June ~ Total. .00 .oo 7.49 2.05 7.40 Z.32 2.45 4.11 .1 .17 .1910.66 .21 z_33 .28 . .04 .10 1 .15 .33 .12 1 . 12 4 . 9 8 1. 40 1 . 5 7 5 . GZ . 4 6 . 00 . 00 . 45 5.68 6.71 .09 1.08 8-~ -41 -9~ . 0 0 9. 311.45 7.1 1.92 2.66 .90 . 60 .20: .26 .07 . 3 5 3 .52 .14 0.75 .68 1.84 .13 .09 .0 0 .05 2.25 1~54 J.40 4.23 .25 3.94 .oo .12 .oo: . O~I 1. 94 .12 .o~ .os 09-10 08-09 05-06 06-07 01-os .oo; .00 .. oo .DO .00 .01 .oo .oo .oo 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 .05 .05 96-97 .oo Q'f -9 8 95-96 . 70 •.00, 92-93 93-94 94-95 .00 .00 .00 • 62 .oo .oo .oo . 00 .oo .00 90-91 91-92 .oo .05 .17· 88-89 89 - 90 .14 .26 .00 .oo 84-85 85-86 86-B'T 87-88 .00 .00 .00 .00 82-83 83-84 .ao1~ - -.oo --;-93 4.4s 1.eo .ss12.3~' .os--12.6r-·.DO 1.3o .00 Z.73 6 . 10 3.21 2.99 5.93 .77 1.90 . 44.93 . 20 • . oo .25 .89 3.95 1.22 .oo .05 3.00 • .33 .11 10.00 .oo Year • July' :Aug. : Se-p t Official Government RainfaU Record for Pasadena for 31 Years e-so . s ,- g z I _J _ILt 9Z- 9 ~ S3 - 9 4- 90-91 _i J 9 4 - 95 S5"- 9<., ~ " • J) 9 6 - 9 7' 97'-98 9 5 - 99 9 9 - oc, :J' ·- ";!E •• ~ ' -•• w ~1-t t : 1 tt!ol-0:,f <::' l'i E J i. .s:: .L ~~ .JL J_ ! ~ f• ":: I)l,. 7t ;j c.. > ~ <l (1 t, ~ ¾~r z ...ti I 0 0 - 0/ 01 - 0 2 . o ~ -0;5 LLl. ' 0 10-1 I 9-/0 0 3 -04- ■ 11-12, 0 -4-- OS' Oo-O'» .J11 11111 o~-o7 er-oa oa-og 1 , 2, -13 Rvera 9 e,. THE SIS. r#J#Ofh'8/rlllllr/liL Cl/111?1 Tlll?OtlPCOLL E6EOrIECI/IY!JL06Y Pcsqdena, California. ! /"-/O";fainfall I L_ _ __, TIIESIS: f1, era9e YeQr1-' Roiryoll/or JI Years at coyor n IQ, I... • ~ '\,.,, ~ ~ j ~ ~ Q::: ~ t '--.. \:J ~ ~ V) ~ ~ ~ '-; ''-ti ~ ~ ,---- ~ ~ ~ ' .... ~ ~ \IJ § l~ Scale /. ,, na1n a • ,-&. II. I .,- ,,2 / a . fhia holds a.p~-01:lmte:ly tnw tor ~ ffl.t~ pttrlod o·t Zl ~ 1.'lm 1$\N :tro,.~ 1893 to 1004. hQl.1DW~, ~ · 11 ~1ons11.,- low ,-ars. sevmi o.t $M:M leiJ)S below a ~ by a.bout. 10 .~ ' f f and ·the 1.0'Jilt" ~ a.rs Rieb we.l'(t ~ a ~ . ~~ «a:, 4 ~ n Anot.l~r ~ t ~ also v ~ tor an aw-~ ~ " ahowtng 'the ~~ dta~~tion ;po-r =mtil 1'a::r th0 .~ . 3l ~ • Upon ~ ~ i o n . cu Will fial that W.e hA/.ffl.viefft «H~ ~thl? mlntall for ~ - ~ dUring ~ wh&n 4.43 lachfta la the a ~ ar®unt that is pl'8¢.ip1tatc,d, while 1n Jamuu, 4-.03 inches 1& ths av~. ·~.ram •t-tl~os aa,'the.J'i&d by the S&ov.rtt:, ~ t .and Sav18{fe 13ank of tos: ~le•~ lt am;,o-.a that durJ.ng the ·p ast flt ~ . Jamu·i-ey ell.Owed t:l»l mav1e-o ave.raae ffiJ.n.t all £or the e:n- tlffl Los Ang\llee c~. 1:h& monthly s.vo:rages :ro:r 11 ~~ taken ln var10U$: ~ n 0:t L(ffl ~ l e County, ~ with ·the a~~ &tring 31 ~ tak&.n m ~ e M . la ~ tn thG £ollowJJtg tal}le:: Pas.~m Jttiy ~~~t. -~ SeJ.,tembe:r 0.04 o.oa Incbe·a Of Ra1n:t'all z.&s. A~lee ,!ountw Oi-01 0.22 o..o:s o.u o.,91 O..:VO :1...00 z._04 1.36 2.. ~ ~ 3.,tl2 -rb.43 1.1s 0.73 June 0 .. 11 0-45 0 ..01 !otal 20.59 15.?a Oetobor De.0$mJ:ier 4.3nW1"7 M~ ~l ~~1 4.m 3.,·11 3«U i .. so l.CQ . '1 »o data: as -t-o ·:t..11.t'i wat«~ l♦ve:l in :?a~'t-ena"a Unt~r 0::.r-.omd ~m e.mild lm· . {ffi..t~.1ttod ~ Feb.~ ry 1912 t~ Jw-nmry 19.l.~" cw.-wa t4 thO' 11luo. iltte:r.ent ~ e m woll-4 ha-w ·boon. plot~ bom ~-t •d'.a:'ta· could ·oe obta!Md 2ffil t:-1Gse a.re- r.n°"wn '°n t.ht:t ~ec<t~:!Inu eu~$ho:et. ~ &mjorit:1 or too us.ta umttt was- --ror:;- ~ ·~ niehed by J@e!~:r, i"d>l".YY!t.t fj:t tlm ,,a . t o r ~· U'f '.Pa6adOM1 i)l.l(\ too ~ t e kble at· Bat~ ta ~W'n .ttt A.m,~ii:.t c er. ti:tl~ •Z:!B,., I.t wUl be ~ticed tba.-t t: 1n ~neral f · - ~$ ~ a&cnlblg d.uring ~ pe:rl~ ~ J~t"J,! to April t\nd: t.:"lat ~ ~ until noeemwr. wh.im ~ ma.jo:.~t:y 81'.>Pl"e'<t~b-'ly.. er ~P!ne oe.nun. t:1•1 d:rqp .An 1nis1ma~ or ~.hat may oo expe.cte:d h-om ~ no~l gravity flow ls c1te4 on a. aubas':lue;ni pap of thta tlmats. fm water level oi" P a ~ B&JJtn too-k a drop o!" l5 :t0et in three :,ears Wld. nnm montl\~. The a.ma of the 1-a.nd ove:r the Paaade-M buU., M a.oalftd fl"OOI Gownuent ma.pa., ia abeut 18,500 acres. Aecming that 1t t.ake& o.z ou.bie feet o:£ wato:r to satnr.ate l oub'io toot ot S<lll tbetl the exee$s .o t ,,ate7 ~ ~~ the basm in l ~ · GWr that Whteh f10'M'-d ,tu. •s Z.•~@ x 18¥)9 x,_~Gp :ic ;;;· x 0~ = 'l,,:MO,ooo,.ooo .g ala,. 3.75. ~er 7'o Wo-t-er. ~ ~ 8 ahovo meJlt--1o?$A a on 1.·ue at the. 1J.ur3ey of 1ltroo_p College- ~£ To~logy in P~unn a,nd: 1.;ionte.m-s addlt-ioua.l itifo-1"mat,;1on ooneem- 1tJg the• welts tuid tl~l.r equipoo-nt whioh will be :t'GUlld on ?~a 165 - 115 tno.l uiJive. -----------------------Standard itethod ~£ Lift Qu.tttc,tliner' s ,!~~r;zJlft Inch Wtnd l -a ~------ ~ Iiooation 'l a 3 4 5 ~', a Gae engine ff n H..,_! l1 -- a 8 tt ff· Wind .15. i-s '" Vtind ~ ~ e~ 2.,3 $ 30 Sl -7 tt - 7 I. - s if ~5 Z1. 41 I - -..- 2.4 ----1..6 3 4 l,-,.-£ ..... ~ ------2 n I'! Wt,nd ~ et.ijJ.tntl u - . 11 i? _.,._..,.._ 3d ..,_.__ . .......-..... a.& 1--6 aa.o tf; O:ornp. tld.Y 15 'tt Wind - --- 15 12.0 u. • 12...0 '1- 9 moo.• lt1Qt1)l" F1tJws, intb ~l 42 ~.,o - H I i a Jt n n tt 2 .., ~ rr 14 14 Zl - n n- d Siphon ~--- ,.._....., 9 43 4lf ~1-g ,. - 0,., -,t ft F ~ 5,{) 53 54 65 58 fflJ 60 -66 G6 70 73 76 7G 82 83 85 259 260 26'9, Z7-~ 432 453 4r>4 ~5 4$$ '-31 4Z.O .44$ F -" 0 tl ... 9 g ·- 9 -1, E F 'E E p - 9e -- 76 -- 5 n ·- 5 L,# 11 30 - 'I6 !i - 2 G 9 a, - 11 F F. - 6 - !J tt $ ~,~ " 6,,.~ 1 ..2 G,a;tl oogh'1$. \UM 6.A ftU.$ mg.Im l&.4 ~ 11,. 6 20 tt Gu englne & tl .. Oo.. Gas ~,me C~ab• so..o 3'0 35 20 £, 40 14... 4 48 1.i Elec. m&tol." 154 Ste2lll H' ~l GO t1· ~ml~ ·- -9 2 o~. a.1.r n 9 9 - ,. ti -- VlO ... e jf; 4S$ G G 471 l! ~ )!· 4'10 G -- 9 1t.1 E l 25 5.0 18 00 -- 3.6.9.• 6 4 G G 12 W-111& Stt1am,. P• .:r~;v... t. -8 I E I a. Steam tt (l 16.0 ~lee. 'mO-tor Ba-a eglne ~l 123.• z M. n, ~., ... - -- ff I Ii 466 41-4 46 1-fi tf 4/'jtf 4?Z tr tf 451 .4!J2 26 tf 449 4:54 .li£2. & d ~ 452 453 - 6 10 S!:r,..'1-ion flmtle1 w-1~ - - llt - -- 9.s -8 100 i.t!l ~ . motor. n n ., St:~ $aa-~t~ ~ tt El~t:-. ~to.r $&.$ - ~l~-• mator) ·GmJ :m1ee .. motor 80 20- 54-4 16 100 $0 811 ?5 68 ·6 0 100 (ID ·6 $ 11. ,~ 100 l l.~ ? --- BO 96 5-.6 -- 10 !lie· to.t al equivalent contffl.UOl?S now, as aho.n by the noorda above, was 1574 old 0-al.1:fomia miue:r•s 1nehes, o-r 1262.6 standard ml:zJ&r's inoh&'tl. Out 0£ a total or 69 1nata11aticms s-ituated in the Pasadena Basin and near vlcinity, the metb.cX.ls ot lifi are as follows: 25 15 Wind 10 Steam 9 4 z Siphon 2 Hand _ _..l_ Total 69 AE!iJuming that 1n the ~tema that l'.ttt their water by means ot hand• wind. gaaolin& engine and: ate•. the ~ ·a re poatt1ve lift plat.ou ~ . am. that those driven 'by eleat·rio motet an,. een- trifltlga.l pumps, then, bl the v1o1nity of th& Pasadena :Baeln, 45/69 or 65.22 ·~ of th& installatlons are positi'ife-11ft pumps, 15/69 or 21.74 $ 0 0 0 tt contri~. pumps. or 5.79 j( t'low from tunne.le by gravity, 3/69 or 4.35 '$ a~ a1r-llft installations, 4/69 2/69 or 2.90 1' are siphon installations ove·r Raymond Dyke. !ota1 -- 1.00.00 'I, The above f1e,;u-es are not an in41eation of the amo=t. of water pumped by the.se various m&thodu, but simply of the relative number of th$ variomt tYJ2!§ of lnsta.llat!mu,. ll ~vn . ~.a:'ta on Pumping CostE:.., "m ia~f'o-rt Ml-3 been. t1.:~ to s.eeuro aat:a. cone~mtng too kilowatt. ~ption ~r l,.COO snllon,e :o:f ,mto:r l,)tlmPed. 1'.i\'teoe e:f£(;).rtu ll..'\-Vtt only been partly au~e:;satul m,~ to ~~• tact that tm· mac~r!ty of water ~'>P..niite in the llio:inlt:, o:r JE!n~ have noi ~ tho· l(ftpb}g of fltlch ilat(l. atJ Ni e~tial part ot the• etne!ent ope-mtion of' a llUEl:P~ ;PlJ.mt. A word mg-ht ~ :®id,.- however.,. in. too· ~e1r• fa.V()-1'• 11.Iv, oo&.'t of ptU"olla.si~ am .tn~'tll~ ~ara~ttS au.1t.aJ)le tcw maam.u"- 1:ng the output ot wate~ i& ne-ecut&'lit'!ilJ llea.v,. ~ be need-oo to t-ak~ a Ve:ry llttie t ~ S&ries ot ~JHtt~tto madingtt mm to m .ep a log of thf1. output. Nearlj all o'f the es:timat1ll6 Md caloula.ting. 1a ~ to~ quauti;ty ot water taken J.nto t1m ~ and We&'t Side systema. could have been elir:iinated, and tll:e l e ~ a-oouratel;y dete:1•mined, by tho u11e t>t e. lar~ Vont1trl water meter sot 1-n r1lact\ at an approxit3at& co-st of about $1200.- The l e ~ . w111eh OO'Llld be checked tq) hy usa .of' Sll.0."1 a trt$-te..r. \ ~ ~ :a e,o,ntt.idEtrab:t,o sa.ViJ.16 and ~ warrant well an lnstallatio-n. All e~ial attQrt wns made to ol>t~in .~ .i.ng 4,ata for the 'lf~r10WJ il~la now <,wood $?ld O,Pel'.'atOO b,y the Cit3 o-f ~A.~~ Old MCQ:?da ¾la~ been tho~Y ~ d at tM Mtln1.eipal !~ght Qt"f.100B. and the Edis,,m Compan:, 'f mid. also ·S0?:1& of tl\G ~oordG. of the- C;i~ neooraer. L"Uch 'tal~ble Wo~t1cm 1~11 al:so 'hmm. ,:1v~m. b3' Nngm- eer E?on1s and oth\lrs o-X the· City llata:r ~-mnt. Reooms o.t 12 eloctr1cal eon.samptlon tor various periods of time were found. but as tho wate~ compani.es had no means of measuring their output, the~ was nothing t .o judge this :fr-Oril, ex-eerit e,s.t'imat.es °'! roi-mer City En- gineer Moody, as fomid ill hie report of the wator .sttuation to the 11.ayor and Board of Water Oonrniasione-rs, May Z., 1913.. {This mpart., il'l. lts entirety, wi.ll b& f"mltld in Appondu D .O:f' this the.s is}. The, :following tabl~ shGWs the pumping operation at the various plants dt'Q.':ing a. lliX mootha pecr,iod from November 1912 to April 1913 .. givi:tt.te the. mmib·e r t>f hours punq)fl'd and the (!WJ.ntity !li?i million gallons. Water Supply - - .Pun1l! Wo~.mber Ohto ~tl"set. 198 COI)$lin Steam C.0!)811n :Motor 406 54.81 Corral Spring 36 l.95 212 12.12 ~ 159 11.45 23.2 28.19 176 23.7£ 55.5 u~oo Ppmp Ohfo Street 6~ 47 •.46 Copelin steam 2.3:2 28.19 Copelin Motor Corral Spring C:asitas Ave:.. 7'7 4l 212 . \ 12 .. 12 no pump!ng was done 4url~ tllie ,e-~1-od either f:lit too SbaUon AW?lWJ plant Ol"' at Devil•s Oat~. Th-e. data 0N100mi11g ~ s 01: wate.:r ~ antl ~mt c®Oem- :tng the kilo•tt-hotlr eon~t1on 4td not hal?lit~ to bn ror ~'» .~ ¢i"!odfl; oM•quently not ~n e.Yl t1.r;p.roxi1~1;:o eorrt of pti~ine i,ou.ld ~ obt!tlllOCl. .:U'lOther ~rii.abl.e ~~tit)' i& the it-0..'1.d ~~ ~ ~ i ; ; . •~ the water ltt ~ d st til'JeS di'.!1'tctl;T into tho City r.:.&ins and nt otha:r th:aes in-to th~ T."8r10U$ nse1'"roir..s. A tehle ot ~ine ooatB tor plaai·t.n in t.he vicittl:ty 0£ ~ ls glven. in Aiw.iendiX !ii. 1'11s gives tho :rolativ-& cost ot pt1m!)ing wi th r,os5.tivo-1if:t pm,'Wfi, oontl"ii"ttgal p~Ja lloth &ir,el& at.11 do-~b.l e ata.u"e ,, mld also elves some :fi~roo on ano~ installation USill8' eoo.1).r&&sed a11· as a means for llftint" tM water. &.'.l$l coat,s The.re are oo PWl'lliine at Redondo Beach l.toing a dou'bl►atage cmit,~1- ~--al pmn:p. It 1$ tJw .i ntention or th:a ~ngt~l".s in ohP..r~ ·o.!' the. C,it:y Wate-r Departrni;>..nt to t,mt2lt;l2. ~ table V~~tttrf •~rs at,. ti.~ ,a1.r.iG.'W! pl~.ll:t$ in -01®:~ to 1/lCCU?.'at~lY- d~~'line the: ~ ' $ !zl~\l,. Dl t.~ts wa'9, 1t w.111 b9 r,oosi'ble to cl1~ t~!J. the & t l)"~t o-r U,t}i~{.~ .$.?1 ·t no 8."'JsttJm , n faotor whloh ta at lffll,M nt, an ·~ q~tit:,. $lot:ier Alli'n stt\t.ed that ~Y>eiMel'a. i,t (inft t i • {nQt l<>ng ~ ~ th& loeal. syat<mlB W1;tre l o ~ . i'l"cel. all ~O~h oont:. of th~ ~te:r put Ult.o t,l'te;l.r i,o:~rvoir·a . C.onuip.- J ost-:!1.l- about .2 8 per On Decemb~r ~. 19.10, Mr. l'1ul,hollw.;.d :Qf LOil .tnttel~s... $t.a.:ted t.het he; \'l!Otl.ld COl131.dJ>.;r all al.- lov-rauoe .o t O ~r @flt. to.r ~ . tram orilina.ey ~se& aa a liberal 14 estimate in a.ocounting tor water that 1-s lost in the d:ist-rlb'Utio.n of water by water companies. Hr. Goble-. ot the &In Gabri.el Yalle-y Water C l ~ . state:a that s h r i ~ fn a go.:Od pip~ system will av- erage 10 per eent., while 25 per eent. 1s not 1:ntrequent,. The- ex- act amount wlll never be acetU"atelJ detemined ttnt-11 some reliable meter is installed to mea81U'6 the water put into the- system by the various :pmnptitg plat1ts. :P~ VIII. Gravity Flow. !he month of January 1914 was an especiaJ.ly wet month, the p:reoipitatlon amounting to 15.07 inches. !he month of Febru- ary of the same year will go down into history as being that of the most damaging floods sinee December 189-0, although only ll.44 inohes of water fell. Mar-Ch was unuS!lally dry, only 0.82 inches of water falling, so that this amount dld not replenish tho gravity flow enough to- speak of. In o-:rder to sb.oW how the gravity now :ts.lla of-t, allow me _t-o take f"rom the Pasadena Star of April 21, 1914 part of the re-port of Assistant Superintendent Car;penter. "Afta.lstant Superintendent carpenter of the water d$part- ment thi.e morning nbmitted h1e re)'.)Ort showing exactly What water conditions an in Pasadena. 1'hls r.eport shows th3t the gravi~y flow in the Ar'I:Oyo- Seco has decreased to a -te-w hundred miner•s inches where.as it was 1200 m~,:-• s inches at the Q,peni:ne ot the 15. A new pipe ha8 been fn&tal l~d wh1oh will delay month of Ha.reh. ~• :neoes:ait-~ o,t pmnping the Oopelin ant Corral Spl'·m gs we:lls ror a oonsid&.rable time and ·will. therefore., save the· city a large SW"D -ot money. WGrk done. !he rel)O?'t also sh'OWa a large amount of conat:ruotlve- It ls, in essential d,etaile, as folloWfi: GraYl t,l Syatem. OPE'RAT"IBG -- !i'he wawr flow 1n th'& Arroyo t.he first 0£ the month was about 7200 miner'' s inobe's, on the "9th it was about. 2400: inches, and th& la.at or the month it was 800 1nehes. DUrlng the early pari of the f!IOnth we wet'$ receiving 160 inches through the 24-inoh pipe line, tne:reaaing to 200 inche·s as the draught beoame heavier. About 800 miner's inchos 'W'SrG d.tverted tram the stream channel threugh the- 1'lWl'1$ and spread ove:r the A:rroyo thro1.1ghout the month., ?:lie £low trom tbe main tt.mnel a.t Devil's Gate during Hareh was 14,621.000 cubic feet. . REP-AIRS -- !he mcurt 1mpo.l"tant work done dnring th~ month was the :repairing and replacitJg of the thirty-inoh gravity ma.ln at Deviits Gate. This pipe was re-dipped and straight.e11e,d am:. relaid in p'ractically th& same plaoe as before, the main dif:te.renoo being in the grad&. The damaged twenty-two-1ne-h ma.in was also repaired during the month. A relocation ot the twenty-four-inch ma.in at M1llard's canyon was made necessary by the washing out of the o1d trestle at that point. CONSTRUCTION -- An eight-inch riveted ste-el main was laid on Windsor Avenue, tapping the twenty-four-inch gravity 11ne and run:.. ning south 686 feet to the Devil's Gate tunnel shaft into which 135 foet of &1sht-:1neh tlanged !Ji.Vo -wa.a ~ ~ ~ " 0.t this n& to ~ pum;piJV until at:molu.te~ ~ • i!e.r &Wo·m ,m ha'W had to start ~in« at ~ l i n W'll .m n Conal. fi3'r~ 'When. a ,· Aa UP ts nmi., w em talm fab" a ~ was tlowb@ tn 't h$ Arm:,o. . li1Ql$ \tatmi t h ~ th.e, •n~- t~lneh 11:» Md ·•~ theN through tM e:l~t~i11cb lt.m )lftt 1ffllt-~ lnto tm ~ tmtt tmm · ~ the ~ 1 at J».v.1l*'& Gate to the ~~;.f.wo w.d thlri~1nch l~ti.tl'le, ~lu& water ~ thi) 1'h1s w!l.l 4o a:-,. '#lth earl,- pmptn@. a w,en:t:,-to'IU"-inch line ean be di'fel'tffit to the Mountain St•et at'l4 1-WPPJ.M §a1"ei, OPmtttfION -- !Im. :steam plmlt at Oo~l1n woll was started o n ~ :U and, •mt:ed until liM'Ch 2G. :tor a total of 225 hoes. ~ plant at Ct:rral Springs was ttta:rtett on ~oh 17 and operated unt11 March 23, for a total ot 95 ~ ~~ on a.eeo:unt . 1'f:11s opea;mtion was. nae- o. r tl,a ,reak in tlw ~1~1:ieh mh\ ·M d the: .1 n- $b!li t7 vr thll twettt,--tm>~1nch mam t:o &UWlY .m tt:te1ont •ter. 'The cmltUl'£!'A218 and. mcu'!'bll~ 0$ SMl.dQn OOh":$1.RttJ.' l'lmt Afflw.18 w#ll \'fflS oomplG'tM dnritig tb:e mont,h. The d~Dt.h -0 '! thla wall. ls 136.S t6et. A to.s t was mad<J and 1111th tho fflU'fa® of tlw t<>tffld to be th£; ~ .i t:,. A nl.P hou~ waff e~too OV:()r th~ woll and ~ at c-orrai Spi"ings. ~a stl'Ueture Sis l-6 : 28 t-00-t:it ~ nme f(tet hl~.• ,,,. 17 It haG. be&n ~fflki~ ftt ~1ous tl.wa ill tile peat ·affil b:t varioit& per-so-mi. t•t a darlt sllbU.ld bo btdl; ac:'048 tl1e ~ ~ at Dov11•s Qate. ht ord.er to eonsene tl.ood-wat4,n Vlhich at prasen.t run ,o VfflStth !h,e. 14ea held ~ 1l8n1' wu that tbe b~ .( )t the Ar- l'tr.10 at1d the low country ~1Uat north ot Devil's Gate wou1d malt& a thm a.torage re-mH.''t'o1r. Appar&ntly such la· no-t t'be case, tor ~ •ast hank at the i\lTo,O 1• :eomposed ohief1w- of sra~ \Yhloh ,wul4 a.llqw the eseapt o'f any water vhtch m16h;t be backed up b-,- mch a dam. 1,. dam at thla polnt would: nnt\oubt&<lly be a good thing.,_ as 1 t 'ftOUl.d. ho-ld 'baek :t'laoo.-water 101'.16 ~ ft'h tt.: t~ nm 1uto 'the- Ull(.WX--gr.ound bmtin-. the watt#J--level or \~ioh ·w ould he l'&!aed~ mwdt-iEUl 1'eeide ~ M WORld be betto.titml ~ fteb a and sbonld the1':f..t .om pay part. of 1ho· OOGt... othff «>m- i~mc-tion It 1:mhoov~s ~ nna other- c~mit:13is dJ.-awine part. of. fbe'ir Wi\ter tn>tpp;l.y :trm th~ l'asmlena Ms:tn,. tn get t~thar and f'immoo a proJ&e:t which \YQttld be M t ~ bene.tieial., ~lX B DA!IA Oli ~nm cosm. Tot,a l Oent. 2-8tage Am&e Jack. f,f n u .~ 0 0$1lt"ri~ IW.np. ot ~ 16 13 4($Jit36 2$ 1tft>·· .. •' 131969 1,385 ',~,° 234 ·. C ~ .m.a. 1,925 10,603 3,??4 11 &.\'¥ .. ~ . COr1Sl\l'tl&4 39 M 52 Inohee. MillGr'e 37.4S ,.~.20 LG5 ~3.i& ·. u:,,. 20 63.21 152:. ?4 110.95 0:®.t o:t l'om1' ,.,~ 11, 818 ~,llGS 1. u t ' ~ 1:1! ·i M!f'I· 00t55 3,400 14,961 ~uo~A. 1'h<>UMm Qallomi' ,928f ~:03.4!? ~014-7 .0307 •.008$ •0"157 .ottl •.00,8'3: M. ~.. C:o.s t per . 0100 ,,01655 ,:01006 .,Q2$1 .01525 *:0100& ~Qlt'.Z ,«;13 100 ·,.ft. "' . I 48.51 51.• G:i;, . l ..,o....ttd i,.~ • di ,.,..'!') . ,.',,!J <JH•••l'IJ 42·..1;, l.$•.~ 43..~ OQ.t lt· o! Efi'1C1(ln~ lffi'ing • iooo. gals. oo• ot• 40, "' 43• ~tal !lead 193.13 l>owor Co:at ot 12.149 Produced ~llotts Avel"flge head pum,ped ae-aittn "" 1.as~o Oonuuxned Inohes 149 K. w. Hours Jit1n'1r•s ibo~ &3 • .0100 C()et ~~ u. Gall• toll.a.wine data in ~ a t~c~ n.1r ®ta- p~&ntX- ~~oll•to:nt b .0298 100 feet. l'l.a% Ooot ot lltt:.. JSt:ticJ.eno~ bl6 a;.000. ..,11ona, 1'.h.e R.9ttoo.d.o liatilt ~ - - he.11 two du.J?ltx ~ • _1tftl»6 'm\W~ .m-1 te~t. a.t •fl ooat J.:lOll" 1.000 gallons ot 1-1/2 cenla.. h OQ~ ot littme 1.,000 ~-- 100 ft,_ t• ,0071. wltb 74J ettloionayw !!• SiVG~ ~ t _01' ~-ll' !18'~ x.w. ho\w..in ~ · Alo~ OM,$ 'in ~bou~ $0,01.~75With M ort1otmm:, ~t 1~ .a coot of ~ .ot $0.ouil~ ~:- ,. w. Jui-♦,. ti• ¢tffl at ~int 1,.000 ~llone ~41.n ttt a bed o:t 100 t•t 1s $.00£535. The t. w. ho\lft opn~ ~ .,m,3,. • lM' 110• l,O• 10-• 1:os• 107• 10• &1' Against ~ l{eli(l The f:Ollow1Ji6 pmnping data -• been gathe:-e4 ~ var1ou• ~1ng p4ant• ln $fld. neai- th1' PatWtena !eism. ~1?¥!$ I-' 2 ?fm?DW oosm FUmnsmm BY BY,RON-JAOlmON oo .. •at me.do by So. . Cal. zldi~ Oo. J . R. hitz Plant. - Lankershim, Cal. llO'IDR --- -G. B. Vertleal .. ll'()m x .. '15 rr.• 3?. • 2mo vol1i, l..200: R.P.M.• 60 oyole,, dt~t connected to ~ • Me&IIU'Gd lt.?.•M. = 970.•. Pm!? BFO·n JMltam f1. -s ~le s ~ vort1cal.. - ~ --- ?.? ..l). f25'18326,. 5 A., 110 volts 1 D1ak K = l. Current~i'Off.191' ratli,_5.,l, ~ten-ti.al tre,,nsfoma:r ratio 201.l ,. With ~onslr mt-1-0 1118:k K equal# 100... ~rod .BJB&d ot 41* eguals 6 ~volttM,om - 34.6. J$Conds -eq~ 62.4 K.w• .tnl)llt. = 110•.6 1 to~. ~ 'fl.QW mets.r showod 223· ~;,;~~..- s ln~: or Z.58 ~r•,a ~ -~ K.vr. Thi& 0,ve-mll: ~:rr:teten<>y :t• n,..s ~ ~t.. and baed .( )?l a ·m otor ai"fieta~y ~t 91 per eent.,. the ~ etrl.oienezr i.s 79 per Ot\)ttt.., 'dlleh 143 hi~-a t nttmP etfl-01ency • bavo obtc.ined •D.tt 3in'Jf emtti~ll~ et fl~l" ;t11$a on mlr ~ 1 n . IJ!J.e:· ·piq was ~tad ® a. -mta.el frame at. tho bottom pf e 9tP eon,~e. ;pt,t ~ 1-'!ha v-ei-t-ioal ~ U&1l on t M t()'p of th.tu ~ - and ·wsa eemne~~ to too pmp w.ttll a.bout. t5' o! Bll.att1~ alld a. tlnt.'.blo ®'tt.pl ~ . ~head~ 23.&• vn.mium plu 92-, ~ is is ~vahmt to . ,43& kt~ bll-11,. l)Ol" J.000 ~lono. f:or 100• litt. Cost = ~4So x .-01676 = $.om por_1000 ~lons wdth 100~ lltt.• }}f -tid.oncy :i:. 12/,, . Data 1\tmlah&4 bf ip"Oll Ja.eksml O,o... o-f Los ~le:S. POMP - - ~n ~ #6,. vel"ti<mil ~ . . Pits - 13' deep,, ~ 1.5",. total head pumped aga.!xu;tt 33·~ F.e,aulti$ - 156 m!ne'l"•$ t,tlt}he:s.. Yoter rea.d:1:ng - 14-1/2 n.. :e~ !he-l'O te an e?ro:r in: t his data ns 1~ give$ over 100% e:f!iciency. 3 _ ~1~ . - '67.,o~~ o!.f.1oicn03 . . • 4:e15 ...__..., _ _ _ _ _...,.._ Z-&t~ eantr~ pump looated at C-0,1:m.. u.sing 200 H.P.. mt4. pumping 2f$0 miner'$ i.."lchfl a~'tinst 3 head ot 180 le.et. ZQO X l.QOQ = ..4926 K.W. hf;., per 1000 gallons w1th 100 :tt.. ltf't. .,313 .492 4 Meter Readings on Pasadena. Wells well ~ch Ohio Street 18520 April 5480 C.opel1n Motor corral S:pr1ngs (1012)• Casitaa Ave. 644 16180 22000 MOSO 540 600 720 City reading on Ohio Street wall from 12-10-12 x. w., whioh should be adde(i to above readings. - 4-~13 was 18250 Rom.ting as fumiahed by Edison Company. • Abovi! consumptions furnished by City Auditor from bills rendered. Eloctric Power rates for Pasadena., as :furnished by Ur. Barrett, .April. 1~14. Ftrst Next fl j,f tt 100 400 x.w. H:r. tt · I.I 1000 u H 500 500 Jt It tt tt $ .04 .024 .. 02 .... .01~ ..018 5 Locat1m Fap 1n Thesis. Acta.al x.w. nra• .A.i,pendlx J. ~l tt tt ff tt ll if ♦t tt Ail" Oaupre$ll0l" plant mar P&sru:l.eim JI.ates ~ H u AV'.lmAGE .001 tn 4U'.t\Jn.mt .4615 localities .4926 $3,-1/* 00$ 664/~ Mflcl&~ S50 &WJ. ~ 4115 425 ~1? H.P. R~'Uii:rl'l4 lt-,W~- !eqtt1~cl Well n qu1Nd = 6 1 X l()t x 170'. Co.DMlns 2 - lOU ~ s pare n... D1"~ - tz.oo JEfr n. Lbl·~ • • ._; $?.oo x.w. reQn:ued per 1e1rr ,;;, Zl.1 z 24- x 3'60 = 2,/140.,000 at .01 x.w.., hr. = $ai'/.,4QO.. {66-2/Zf/:, ettleielioyl 1 i!tml Aa811ftant 011.1t~., ~:, ~ l~ei~a $1.000,. 00 aoo~oo 25~00 400-00 i75;!00 ' -----~--Bltildblg ei.000.. 00 ~u 1/10$.QO l,600..,00 .3,~..00 't)o- "'·--W"" ~~tcl.'1l&ft Matou ~o~ j::O~::~ m;:etmnt Xnte.-at and ·t axn at ~ 619.,·00 '585.00 417.50 574.• 00 410.0.0 ~r' 1 .. 000.00 1$00.:00 1.000..00 J .01 pe.r .x . ..w•·•.- ar. Tot:al ~~ I.ti·004!-oo: 54:800:! 00 .41..lQqtiOO i:~4-t ~'® S,to'tal ,ye:a~l::, &JtgellM8 661t004:«00 44i,04G.OO "2.,9'10,000. Depre.cai'at1on at~ Opration.• ~ u o-t O®t ot ~ nqu!md at &xpen,aoa ~ ® - ' gallons p l ' ~ 2.910.000 ~w ~ per 1000 pllomi .01~ 611.-5() 30,. 184.00 z.,10.000 Z.4/00-,.00 1,600.00 s.000.00 4,400,-00 !AA,~ $ZS.OO MQ..00 M.ru?9-m $GP,.OO&-.OO Coat. per 1000 gallons ~@ 495._-00. APPENDIX C l>.U'A on T1BDERQRODlfD atA.l'ER LEVEL. 9-2-1~ 10-Z-13 7-2-13 8.-.4-13 6-4-13 l-21-13 2-l.3.-13 3- 4-13 4-3-13 5-7-13 l-2-12 708."13 710.63 713.43 712.43 710.93 '714,73 715.83 718.03 714~13 714.63 715.7·3 - - • __ . 688.18 698.98 698,18 703 .. 48 690.98 705,lf;l 706.28 701.GS 70G.7l 71£.18 695,l 6~2.l 699.l 660,1 103 .. 8 700.8 707 •.8 101.a 707.61 712.14 5 ., __•_,......... 6 733,12 739.22 735,32 681 •.2 741.42 74.'3.02 74..2,.22 743.81 741.52 746.37 8 7{..(J~07 • 683.l. 681.$ 685.7 683.S 685.8 686. 692.$6 692.26 6~3.76 692.2:6 7 Ohio Street West Well Copelin Steam Well, No. l Copelin Motor Well, No, 2 Water Co •. Sheldon towe1~ Well, Mol'th Pa.sad.Ema Land and. a.ncl Water Co. Casi tas Ave. Upr,or Well, North l?a.sat'i.ena Land Ohio Street Middle Well 7 - F:ranklin Well 8 - Sheep Corral Well 9 - Rit~an Voll 3 4 ... 6 5 - 2 r/19.53 715.73 6--17-10 11...10-11 742.01 145.0l 716,61 74.S. Gg ' 744.21 750.71 4 Elevation-a are a.hove sea level. 1 $52.23 940.13 738.4 741.4 744.• 7 744.1 9 959,15 957.75 %1.13 SM,.88 967.93 963 .. 63 959.73 . !)ate 9- 2-lZ 10- 3-13 7- 2-13 8- 4-13 G- 4-13 5- 7-.13 4-3... lZ 966.75 969.56 967,63 965.65 964,15 '143.S 963.75 1-21-13 745,40 749.;J.O 2-),3-13 3- 4-13 964.03 957.93 745.l l-~.0~12 11-10-11 750,40 3 962 .. 43 • 965 . S.3 2 973.95 963,95 961 .. 65 963.98 " 97-3. 95 1 6-17-10 . 1•22-lO Date Pasadena Underground Water Level . 9 ..... 134 134.2 J.33.2 120.4 130,l 1.3 2 .3 1-2).-13 2-13.:.13 3-4- 13 4 - 2 3 - Motor Oopelin Well Sheldon We.l l Steam Oo:pelin Well l ... Casi tas Well Bench !l<'!arks 10917.95 76.l 1S4 2-1- ll 12-18-09 1-27-ll Ele.-vat ing 99 .. a 140.2 10-3 - 13 163.1 --- ------- ------ ----- lGa.~~ .,. ----___ 9 - 8 - 1 - + Sheep Oo:rra.11'~st W ell Rlt~ Well Franlclin We 11 '!'we days :prunriing It II Four * 5 - Ob:to Street weet Vtell 6 ... Ohio Street Middle Vlell 74rs.1e 34.6 -~- --- ----53.·4 ~1 .:4: -44.2 39.7 *DO, F'eet abovo eea level 910;; 41 908.40 lOZ9.93 --87.'l --138.6 --- 170. 16'7. 76. 3 80,2 36. 9 -~78. ?;o. 5 41.5 ---· 31 5 - 16$.2 • 165.4 +193.8 --166.8 159.3 165.3 164.9 ---159.7 4 --- • ---163 158 3 164.3 163.7 • 75.1 72. --78.8 74 77 .5 82 .. 0 75,9 2 130.8 • Feet to water 6-4- 13 7-2-13 8-~ 13 9-2-- l3 4.-3 -13 5..,7_ 13 134 130 124 .124 l 1--20-12 • G-17-10 ll-10-ll 1-22..:.10 Date Water-Level of PMade.na ' s Underground Basin • 740.lO 39.2 ----36.8 4,9.6 46.·o 769,30 ----- es.1 ----·- 8:7. E 39. 3 39.6 83.6 82.5 03.3 ---· 76 ..·3 76.5 76. 5 75.·~ 7 85,5 86. Z .• Z6.3 ----"'60 . 32.3 32.·3 32~4 ----- --"- 28.9 6 Oomp1le-d tn>m data ·:rum1ehe4 by Ur.- Mo~r1a ot Oity Water Department. • 780.62 N • ..,_ 1: 75G.63 --- 47. 5 .1,5 •.3 ---- t...:5 . 2 41.-8 •10.9 40.8 41 .9 42.,6 38.,6 40.9 3 7 .,l ·-- 9 44.2 4!, .7 4G. 47.9 • 40.6 ,U.4 59-.2 36 .4 37.G 56.,8 39.l .,_,_ 34.3 ---~ .,.._.,. 8 APlmlDIX D COMPLETE DE'.PAlLED REPORT OF THE WATER SITtJATIOif, BY !'ORWm CITY ENGXJEER UOODY, 1UJ>E TO 4'1m MAYOR AND .BOABD OF WA!&'R OOK- MISSlomm5. ll!.Y 3rd, 1913. Office of Chief Bneineer, ~ater Department, Pasadena, Liay 3rd, 1913. To the Honorable l-.:iayor and Board of \7ater Commissioners, Pasadena, Calif'o mia. Sirs: On the first of Novembe r, 1912 when the hopes and efforts of a decade and a half were realized, and the people finally owned anc.l had cone into possession of the waterworlrn a nd water sur:rr,ly, it 1:1arked an erioch in conr.rnni ty history of Pasadena. EARLY COlwITIOHS Al'[!) PlWBLEIIS. 7.he Board of Water Gom."llissioners ,1ere then confronted ,1ith a c re a t and grave responsibility. The syste1:1s as acn,uired iYhile worth the J'.'loney paid, were without many of the essentials of a waterworks fit to serve a community of 40,000 people, to say nothing of keeping pace vr.i.th the co11-stant needs of the e;rowth of p opulation. I.1any problems involving financial, constructive and ene;ineering principles irMnediately pressed for solution. The syster:is were without constructive harmon~r, either . collectively or individually. '.i:he distribution, system was exclusively :nakeshift in kind -- whore expediency alone governed. There was no such thing as system, either as a whole or in detail. Ordinar:r repairs, re 1Jlacer:i.ents and botternents had been neglected for a long i:e.riod pending settlement of the future. Only patience, stamina and a courageous regard for ultimate benefit to the people as a whole, with a clear. keen vision of the future, has characterized the policy and attitude of the Board of Water Commissioners. This has made it possible, as nothing else could, to carefully, patiently and persistently bend every effort, First: to whip into effective shape, or lay foundation for, a keen efficient business and operating organization--to follow conscientiously the plan of so carrying on the work that at all times there shall be a proper accounting of the public funds. While we are carrying the cost keeping and a ccounting as far as seems to be proper now, as the work enlarges, additions to our accounting system can be made from time to time. Second: To keep up with the ordinary demands of the day for improvements and extensions designed to relieve waiting needs. Third: To concentrate at once every force and every item of available funds to correct, stop or perraanently eliminate the gross errors which cost annually so much to maintain or operate. Fourth: To conserve water, effort, money, labor, everything. To correct abuses, to eliminate sources of complaint, to cut out special privileges of a few, the expense of which privilege is met by the balance of tho consumers, to point out to consumers ways of saving and to otherwise attempt to make the Department a truly co-operative community business. To do these things successfully has called for unusual and great expanse. But business judgement will confirm the fact that this should have been the first and earliest investment and at almost any cost, because the benefit to the net revenue is for all time. -3- Large smns have been spent to save water, which is wasted expense. This item alone has cost large sums of course, and with no apparent benefit as yet, because the winter months is the season of gravity water. '.i.'he direct saving during the coming pumping season will re- turn laree amounts for the funds invested. Fifth: To unify the three systems thus inherited so as to equitably distribute the benefits of the municipally owned system among all customers. Sixth: To safeguard our supply. This has taken many fo:rr:1s of activity, like cleaning up the arroyo and other erounds, to remove possible sources of contamination, to conserve the water and water shed, to repair and "trim up 1' for the season's use the pumps and wells. '.rhe demands for water have no·,v grovm to such proportions that for many months in the year, the pumped water supply is the important source of supply and the gravity supply becomes an auxiliary. '.rhe annual operating expense for pumped water has grovm to enonnous proportions, and it took but a preliminary view to determine that the responsibility of the Water Connnissioners in repect to safeguardine the supply by placing these plantw in proper condition ~ust be met. Seventh: To immediately initiate such proceedings as would furnish all essential data regarding the sufficiency of our present supply. Certain data now being collected, as well as a cold dispassionate review of the physical facts concerning the past two years production of ,qater, early indicated and now proves beyond doubt that a calm study of the entire question, without prejudice, and without bias, should be undertaken and pressed to conclusion. 4- PUTURE PROBLEMS. When a thoughtful engineer talks of water supply for a municipality in any state or locality, he does not speak in tenns of today or t~norrow or of a year or ten years. Especially must this 'be so in a locality semi arid in character. Water · supply does not mean "what are we using today?" It means supply, - not immediate use. What, then is our supply, speaking of course in terms of all time? The very insistence of an adequate supply by some of our people, a nd the denial by others has no w raised a doubt or created a disturbance of the public mind. It is due as a very first duty to our city that the Department continue the study and initiate new investigation to present in detail to the people, all and every e ssential data, carefully and painstakingly collected and collated, to the end that they, the people themselves, can lmow the truth and fonn their 01;vn conclusions. .A.11 these things enumerated have been initiated by the department already. The review of activities above indicates, in a degree, the :proplems for the future. But still other problems are of such extent and so involve the future success of the department and t he prosperity of our city that a statement cover i ng this may await another opportunity. However, the gre atest problem has been and will continue to be the administrative work of t he Department itself. It is one thing to care for a completed modern water works system -in a city without progressive history. It is a far more serious respon sibi lity -5- to carry forward the work in this department. To take hold of a 0 sheet pipe" system, insufficient in capacity, and almost indecent in character, consisting of 165 miles of mains, and with but limited funds available; to gradually rebuild and reconstruct a little here and a little there, each month made to show an advance in character of construction as well as in improved service, so as to finally realize the fruits of a steady purposeful policy, surely calls for stamina, broad judgement and engineering vision . • ================================================================ POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE BO.A...1ID OF WATER COMMISS IOHERS To sum up the broad general policies adopted by this Board of Water Comr1issioners there is offered the following: l. A schedule of rates was devised which was recom- mended to and passed by the City Council wherein without a:ny material, if any increase in the gross revenue obtained, the burden of supplyine; these revenues by the rate payers was shifted with the object in view of providing a uniform water rate throughout the city and to distribute the burden in a more equitable manner as between the different classes of consumers. 2. The establis11ment of the rolicy of :preserving the water supply from contamination at all hazards; and cl0aning up the sources of supply both gravity anl 11umped water, in order that the appearance of the premises may be maintained cleanly in appearance as well as in fact. 3. The initiation of the policy of openine the lands controlled by the water departMent for t he use of tho people -6- as recreation parks as far as the same can be done consistent with the primary pur::_-iose of controlline tho lands, which is the preservat ior. of the water supply from contamination or diminution. 4. The endeavor to na.1{e an in~o~e in as large a degree c.c :-. :i.: .1ible from the lands that could be r>ro:perly spared for :purposes of lease, etc. J 5. The establishment as early as possible of the practice of gathering data which will have a bearing on our future water supply its possibilities and its limitations. 6. The carrying out in definite and concrete form the and at/least possible expense consistent with using such improvement as a part of the pennanent distribution system, the equalization of pressure and unification of the three water systems acquired. 7. The establi&~~ent on a firm basis, the principle that all work clone and performed shall, in its specifications and practice, work in and be a portion of a modern distributing system for the city of Pasadena. 8. Meeting the demands for extensions as far as poss- ible and without denying the needs of present customers. 9. Repairing or rerlacing such structures as may need replacing, such as the pumping plants and wells, with work of a permanent nature and with the end in view of economical operating. 10. Establishment of the principle that where replace- ments of old or inadequate mains are demanded in certain streets and the lack of funds or pro:r.iise of immediate revenue does not justify the expense, to allow the property holders living on such -7streets to advance to the Department funds necessary for such improvement, the same to be returned to them through crediting water rentals. 11. Establishing the principle that in unsubdivided areas not now served with water by the water department, the city will furnish water to such tract provided the mains were installed in conformity with the requirements, specifications and the practice of the water department, in order that such ad.di tions to the system may not become a liability rather than an asset to the city. 12. To recoenize the principle that to provide fire protection is not absolutely the function of the water department but that such duty belongs to the department of fire service and that as fast as funds derived from rate payers alone are spent for the purpose of installine new mains and providing the diameter of such ma.ins is increased by reason of the desire to furnish fire :protection that the increased cost due to such protective measure should be returned to the department through the means of hydrant rental or otherwise, and through the agency of the general fund instead of having all of this expense met by the rate payers alone. 13. To establish the water works as a modern business orga..'1.ization, efficient in character and with methods of accounting such that the citizens may ha ve a full knowledge of the expendi tu.res of the public funds. -8- With this preliminary review of the problems confronting the Board of Water Commissioners on November 1, 1912, there is handed you the Classified Cumulative Summary of Receipts and Transfers -- Water Department from October 31, 1912 to March 31, 1913. Following this is a statement pre}_)a.red by hlr. w. Selbie, Chief Accountant, after a full and exhaustive analysis by him and by the Chief Engineer of the a ccounts from the in- ception of the transfer of the properties of the three water companies on lfovember 5, 1912 and entitled SPECIAL STATill.IBHT of Actual Working Ex:penses and Fixed Charges for Operation Only. -9- CUMULATIVE CLASSIFIED Sill.~!ARY OF nECEIPTS AND TRANSFERS WATER DEPARTMENT From October 31, 1912, to March 31 1 1913. COLLECTED: Water revenue ·•••·•·•···•·•••••••••••· $62,272.94 Permits•••·••••••••••••··••••····••••• 165.17 Services•••••·•••••••••••••·•••·•••·•• Service and rooter changes••••••••••·•• Sand anl Gravel sold at Devil's Gate.. 1,362.47 47.50 327.79 Rents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.80 Sundry sales and receipt•••••••••·•·•• 19.21 On and off charges•··••·••·••·•···•••• 2.50 Tota+ collections on ordinary operations ••...•. 64,246.38 Accou.~ts collected labor and material. 623.16 Realized March 28 from sale of part of South Pasadena :Reservoi f; site •.....• 7,330.50 Collected from Washington Street Extension, Contract #1 ••••••••••••••••••• 284.14 Collected from Rio Grande Extension Contract #2 •••••···••·•••··••••••••• 425.27 Total de posits with city treasurer ..........••. 72,909.45 Transfer from "Bond3 Funds" by order City Council .March 11, 1913, to cover cost Ra:Jl!lond Ave. extension•••••••••••·•••••••••••• 6461.60 Transfer from City General Fund Dec. 5 ••••••••• 5,000.00 Credit Old Dry Tract Account••••••••••••••••••• 2,902,37 87,273.42 Accounts payable not yet due•·••••··•··•••••••• 1,176.27 Transfers, I,Iiscella:neous . . . • . . • . • • • • . • . . • • • • • • • 60.47 88,510.16 -10CUMOU.TIVE CLASSIFIED Slt-.IlvL.\.RY OF DISBURSEI,IEUTS ilD TRANSFERS WATER DEPARTMENT , From October 31, 1912 1 to March 31, 1913 1 as detailed on P. 3 Demands No. 1 to 289 inclusive, - Pay rolls 1 to 53 inclusive GE1TERAL EXPENSE AOC OUNTS I Deb.ail Page 3 $14,016.30 OPERATION Gravity•••••·•··••••••••••·••• -:?t.mlp i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3istribution •••••·•··•·····•·• Total ••••••• 1,068.73 3,319.48 3,760.01 8,148.22 RENEWALS AND REPAIRS 1,301.00 3,721.07 5,010.84 Total ...•..• 10,832.91 10,832.91 55.02 314.52 Distribution ••••···•·•····•••••18 1 103.79 Total••••·•• 18,473.33 18,473.33 Gravity•••••···•••·•••••••·••• Pt:unping ..............••......• Distribution .................. 1mw CONST.RUCTION Gravity•••·•••··•··•··•·•••••• Pmnp i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E( UIPME.UT ........................ 1,352.77 297.75 ....................... 1.40 Office Zngineering ••••••••··•••·••••• Vehicle Gravity••·•••·•••·•••··••··••• Pt:unp ing ...................... . Distribution••·•·•····•••••·•• Total •..••.• 488.34 20.70 238.16 2,399.12 2,399.12 ... 5,636.75 :D.laterial in warehouse not distributed Total ad detailed on page 3 59,50G.63 11 Forward $ 59,506.63 ACCOL~~TS COLTJ:CTIBLE •••••••••••••••••••••·••••••• 976.54 PETTY CASH FUilD • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • . • 500. 00 REFU"lIDS , Pe n:n it s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....•• 12.89 Services II • • • • • ••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••••• Total ordinary disbursements 63.00 61,059.0G Transfer March 28 to "Bond Funds" Account with Auditor for proceeds of sale of part of Pasaciena Reservoir site •............. 7,330.50 Transferred to "Sinking Fund° Feb. 24 and i'.Iarch 24 1,666. 6G " "Bond Interest Fundt' Feb. 24 & llar . 24th 9,375.00 " Repaid City General Fund a/c advanced to Old Dry Tract 3,000.00 82,431.22 Surylus Receipts over Disbursements and Tra_~sfers 6,078.94 88,510.Hi 12 CUL!Ul.A'.i.'IVE STATEMI~HT ';J.A ~11 Dl~PARTl.JENT DI8-_T1UBU'l' IOlT, OPERAS' ION, HElJ.E':/ALS __1i.ND REP.AIIIB From Oct. 31, 1912, to Ha r ch 31, 1913 . GEIT.EHAL EX?:JrTSE .ACC OUITTS Office salaries .............. . Offi ce indidentals ........... . Stationery and printing ...... . Eneinee ring and maps ......... . Collection ex~ense .... .. ..... . Commissioners' salaries and exp. ].:!nna.{;emen t ................... . Live stock .................... . Auto and motorcycle maintenance and ope r a tion Warehouse expense ..... ....... . Fire and liability insurance .• Ln.bor Material •.rot al 3, 605. 81 1,809. 58 1,189. 03 670.00 1,770 . 00 98 . 30 203.77 564.91 568.61 886.64 107. 29 535 .33 232.30 150. 40 9 , 911. 40 990.64 50. 99 582.70 4 ,1 04.90 1,040.20 1,248.20 36.90 28.53 52.80 18. 12 2 ,325.30 100.85 2, 42G .15 1,238.72 2,413.74 74.86 2,080.76 1,307. 33 239.66 20.70 3 ,648.45 7,375.77 127. 48 1, 572.17 6 , 955 .22 3,641.92 262. 84 1,278.88 238.16 13,836.13 14 ,076.67 27,912.80 14,016. 30 WATER SUPPLY - GRAVITY Ope rat ion ............... .. ... . Renewals and repa irs••·••••··• New construction ............. . 1.40 Equipment .................... . i'!ATER SUPPLY - PU1IPrnG Operation .................... . Renewals and repairs•··••••·•• New construction••••······•··• Equipment .................... . 3,727.32 WATER DIS1RIBUTION Operation ....•..............•• Renewals and repairs .......•.. Construction, street mains•·•• II services .......• fire hydrants ••• " It buildings•••··•• Equ ipment ..................... 3,632.53 4 ,238.67 3,539.98 1,546 .83 28.97 849.15 EQUIP1'IENT - GENERAL Office···••••••·••··••·••··••·•·•···•·••• 1,352.77 Eng ineering••• ••••··••••···•···•·••••••·• Vehicle•··••···•···· ·•••····• ••··•••··••• 297.75 488.34 WAREHOUSE !:>TOCK on :FLUID ••••••••• ••• •••••••••• 2,138,_86 5 ,636.75 59,506.63 SPECIAL STATEMENT OF ACTUAL WORKING EXPENSES AlID FIXED CHARGES ON OPERATION ONLY. For November an:l December, 1912. and Ja.nuar,:, February, and March, 1913. This embraces all the actual operating expenses for the above period of five months; also flat rate water earnings for same time, but owing to the Department changing time of co?l1Il8ncing meter reading from 26th to 10th of the month, the meter water receipts in this statement fall short about 10 days of being for :tull five months, or about ~ $3 •soo~-oo. RECEIPTS. Collections as per cumulative report of Ma.rah 31st on ordinary operation ••·····••··•·•• Later bills as charged on meter reading (average date ¥a,rch 15) and entered on ledger in April••••···•• 12,324.95 Uncollected water bills March 31 ••• $64,246.38 2,389.87 14,714.82 Deduct estimate for bad or vacant accounts••••··••••···•·•·•••••·•• 350.00. 14,364.82 78,611.20 Less refund on services and permits Gross earnings for five months less 10 days on meter water as detailed above •• 89.16 78,522.04 EXPENSES. These cover all the items chargeable to this statement in the Cur.ru.lative Report of March 31st, and also all disbursements made on these accounts in April for material furnished in l\Jaroh. EXPENSES ON GENERAL ACCOUNT. These include all salaries and incidentals of the office, of the Engineering and Collection Departments, Commissioners and Superintendent, -13- 14 maintenance of vehicles, am live stock, as also proper proportion of money paid for stationery and printing, and for insurance, fire liability . • • • • . . • • 13,122.66 All expenses in full of the gravity, pumping and distribution syetems, For operation • • • • • • . . . • • For renewal and maintenance • . • . 8,561.09 10,858.59 Aleo proper pro rata expense of the new equipment purchased for all departments. 394.89 Surplus earnings on operation for period above stated . • . . • . • . . . . • . • • From vmich deduct Interest on bonds for five months Sinking fund " A/o " " " Net earnings • • • • • • . • . 32,937.23 45,584.81 23,437.50 4,166.66 ... . . ... . .. 27,604.16 17,980.65 It Will be noted by the statement preceeding, entitled "Special Statement of Actual Working ~nses and Fixed Charges for Operation Only", that the gross income for the five months period less the ten days of metered water as noted 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,522.04 and that the expenses aggregate • • . • • • • • . • • 32.937~ leaving the surplus earnings on operation for the period 45,584.81. After deducting interest on bonds for 5 months as well as sinking fund anounting to $27,604.16, there is a net earning of $17,980.65. 15 RATIO OF SURPLUS EARNINGS TO GROSS INCOME It is particularly interesting to note that the ratio of the surplus earnings of operation to gross income thus far is 58% whiah is about 12% greater profit than was assumed under private ownership in the early analysis of the entire question prior to the acquirement of the plants. It was expected at that time that the gross earnings would be $225,000 with a net earning of $103,000, the ratio of profit tc income being 46%. While it is true that the operating expenses due to pumping water during the summer will be some,vhat heavier than during the past five months the necessary expenses for repairs and renewals will be considerably less. In other words the ratio of the net rr ofits to gross income will probably be somewhat higher than in the past. DISCUSSION OF "SURPLUS EARNINGS ACCOUNT"• You will readily understand that the book account exhibited herewith cannot represent accurately the true financial result of the operations of the department for the period named for the following reasons. The properties of the three water companies now making up the municipal system, together with the dry tract division were taken over upon a valuation of the physical and other properties and as a preliminary in so doing and as a basis for the purchase price paid, detailed study was made of all the elements entering into the valuation of such properties, and 16 there was determined in generals (a) The present worth or cost. (b) the estimated total depreciation of the systems up to the time of taking over such plants, (o) the present valuation based upon the elements above named. Any proper account of the net results of operations for the period set out in this report, namely five months, ending March 31st, must necessarily take into account the expenditures for Operating the System, Renewals and Repairs, Interest and Redemption Fund and Depreciation of System. Operating the system is very liberally accounted for in the above, leaving no doubtful accounts out. Renewals and Repairs Account is pre- swned to cover the depreciation which the system suffers from day to day and from month to month from various causes as well as ordinary repairs. Based upon the purchase price in the, at that time, "present worth of the property". any accurate state?118nt of the result of nmnioipal ownership for the period named can be obtained only by reTaluing the same property to take account of the depreciation which the plant has suffered since the time of purchase but crediting thereto all sums expended for Renewals and Repairs, the same being in the nature of things the sum expended to check further depreciation or replace such portions as may be required by reason of suoh depreciation. If the revaluation of the properties were made with the result that the funds spent by the department during this period of operating have. in the net, lessened the normal depreciation for the period, a proper credit tlhould be ma.de and the true financial result would in a degree show more profit than the mere book profit exhibited. 17 It is now known of course that the rate of depreciation as detennined last year and as assumed herein is set at an exceedingly liberal figure, especially in view of certain constructive work undertaken within this last three months. It should al so be remembered that the character of the construction and other class of work done, chargeable to "Renewals and Repairs" during the past six months have been such, that, in some item, not only has the actual accumulated depreciation to date been corrected and the property brought back to its value new, but also in some important respects, the annual rate of depreciation for all future time has been lessened because of the high grade of work performed. It should likewise be re- membered that in determining tho true result of ownership and operation of the property for the past six months, if the depreciatio,a for the elapsed period has been charged against the account there should be taken into account also the appreciation of mch portions of the investment as have actually enjoyed that benefit. That there has been a distinct and decided ap- preciation in some of the properties is evinced by the sale of the portion of the South Orange Grove Avenue reservoir site. Thie property was valued and purchased on a basis of $5,000. A little over half of the reservoir site, a portion useless for such purposes, to tho department, was sold for $7330.50, a very striking instance of appreciation in contrast to depreciation experienced in some perishable portions of this system. However, it does not seem wise at this time to truce account of any unrealized appreci ation due to rise in land or other valuation, although 18 it might be assumed tha t the realized profits could be used. However, the statement and estimate of the Chief Accountant does not credit to profits the realized appreciation noted above. On the other hand from our 1mowledge acquired during the period when studying the water system, it can be assumed that the maximum depreci ation which the system has suffered for the five months is well covered by the Repairs and Renewals account for the period, being over 3% per annum on all classes of property except real estate. Specific account has not been taken of "Loss of Taxes" to the city, which is a proper charge. On the other hand it should be noted that the mem1 average time of meter reading has been adva.>1ced ten days for convenience in operating, and therefore the gross income does not cover a period of full five ca lendar months the deficiency in revenue on that account being about :iJ;35OO.OO. It is not possible to embrace these earnings for the corresponding charges at this time so as to cover the full period of six months. The collectible revenue in May from Water earnings is that due to April c onsumption and likewise it becomes impossible to embrace the April earnings so as to mD.ke the re port cover six: months. It may be st ated however, tha t the gross collectible reve- nues from water sa les for the month of April will make a somewhat better showing than for the five months covered by this st atement. The increa sed consumption for the month of April is 30% over the preceeding months. the Water Depa rtme nt I n a udition to the above there is a lso due by the City Fire 19 Department an unadjusted chargeable account of about $4000 for fire hydrant service. In SU!ll!ling up the entire analysis of the account we are of the opinion that the financial result of operation for the :reriod named as estimated is closely shown by the result above. EXTRAOBnmARY EXPENSES. In discussing further the statement showing the net opera.ting profit for the :period of 5 months it must not be forgotten that this :period covers the first organization of the department with all the attendant expenses naturally indident thereto. This period of 5 months also covers• time within which the department has, by the eapense mown, caught up with over a year's neglected repairs. This 5 months per- iod likewise covers a time men what may be called "seasonal repairs" must be met no matter what sacrifice is made, as it is the only time of year when such things can be done -- re- pairs on pumps and wells, reservoirs and conduits am the like. It is also a period for making repairs to the gravity works generally. It also covers the period of low income. For instance, it will be noted that the gross in- come during the period named -- that is, from November 1, to lmrch 31, which is five months, is $78,522.04, which are the months of low consumption of water. A total gross annual in- come for a period of 12 months will, it is estimated, aggregate over $230,000. based on the present rate and the increase in 20 consumption over the preceeding year. At the same time that the months of heavy income arrive there will also oome a period when these heavy seasonal repairs will have been completed and the expense met. In other words, had the department taken possess- ion of the three water plants in the spring it would have had the enjoyment of several months of heavy income whioh could have been conserved to use during the period of uncommon and heavy seasonal expense. It should be further remembered that very con- siderable sums of money have been spent and charged to repairs and renewals which because of the character of such repairs and renewals will result during the summer pump season in considerable larger net income over and above expenses than would have been possible had these repairs not been made. The heavy seasonal ex- penses have now drawn to a close at tho end of this month and it is now possible and entirely proper that a surplus be laid up during the coming seven months to make up tor the use of revenues which it was absolutely necessary to spend during the past five months and thereby have the funds during the next low income-heavy repair-season, to care for such work. Unusual expenditures have been and must continue to be made for some weeks yet to obtain proper records of the property in the Engineer's office. The absence of such records adds to the expense of operating as well as renewals and repairs. 21 BOND FUNDS ACCOUNT Attached hereto and following this explanatory statement is a statement as to bond ftmd, Water Department, April 28, 1913. In explanation of this, please allow us to say that to the funds realized from the sale of the bonds, it is shown there has been added the sum of $7330.50 being for the sale of a part of the South Pasadena reservoir site. Further, these bond :f'unds have been held strictly for the :purpose for which they were intended, namely: to unify and make a good working unit of the thm'ee water systems as purchased; to correct certain low pressure zones characteristic of operations under private ownership am to improve so far as possible the northeast section of the city. No part of the funds derived from the bond issue or added thereto by sales of property have been used for any other :purpose but have been held solely for the purpose mentioned above. But from this account there has properly been withdrawn the sum of $6461.60 as a transfer for the payment of the Ra~ond Avenue extension, to improve the Mountain Street low pressure zone of the Lake Vineyard system. All other betterments designed to effect relief have so far been pa.id out of the operating :t'Unds for the reason that the sum seemed small at best for the purpose intended. However, a further improvement has now been authorized whioh will cost approximately $20,000. and which will increase the pressure zone of the old west side system ani afford 22 the much needed relief to that territory. Still a third sum has been reconmiended by the Board of Water Commissioners, amounting to about $1500 for the relief ot the northwast section by the purchase of that portion of the Las Flores Water Comp&iy that lies within the city limits. These improvements were specifically promised to be made and the pa~nt for same was to be made out of the funds in excess of requirements for purchase of the old water companies. Please note again that the Water Department- did not use any of these funds for the working capital but borrowed from the general fund of the city for that purpose and it has in whole, or in part, been paid back at the present time. Not all the interest on the bonds or sinking fund have been met out of current revenue during the period named for the reason that certain repairs and replacements were absolutely demanded at this season of the year am which could not be deferred. You who are acq_uainted with the condition of some of the pumps and wells can strongly appreciate that fact. Also the period named covered the extraordinary expense incident to outfitting and organizing the Department, to catching up with long neglected repairs and of working fund for operating duties. Referring again to the bond statement aleo attached hereto, it will be noted that the sum actually set aside for the same period amounts to Ill ,041.66. The difference between these sums set aside and that applicable as fixed charge hae been spent for 23 extra.ordinary repairs, renewals and in part for new construction which was made necessary by reason of certain conditions impossible to avoid by the department. '.me great activity in street improvement during the past period of five months resulted in a number of ca ses , in so changing the grades of the street s in South Pasadena, in t he county_: north of the city limits and in Pasadena that the water pipe s were left ploughed out of the grounds. In spite of any inclination on the part of the Board of Water Commissioners to defer all unnecessary expense, this condition per force had to be met, and with the result that the deficiency above stated is expected to be made out of the greatly increased gross earnings for the coming 7 months. There will be no difficulty in doing this unless something very unusual and unexpected arises. However, the appended tables and other statistics will show for what improvements or accounts these monies have been spent. Here follows the Bond Statement: 24 STATEMENT AS TO BOND FUND WATER DEPARTLI.ENT, APRIL 28, 1913. Amount realized from sale of Bonds: Face of Bonds •••••·••·•· • ··•• · · •• ·•••·••·•• ~ 1,250,000. Acc rued interest •••••••••••••••••~e•••••••• Premi mn .•.•.•..••........... . •............. Total charged to Auditor ajc Bond sal es •. .•..... 3 ,125 . 5ll.!. 1,253,636. and same is charged to various acc ount s with Audito r, as follows : To "BOND FUNDS" account with Auditor $1, 250,000.00 "BOND :E1mms 11 acc ount i s then credited wi t h amounts paid f or "ORIGINAL PURCHASE" and addit ions t hereto from May l, to Oct. 31, '12, arnoun ting to ............ ... .... .. . , And with Transfer to Department " GRNER.iL ACCOUNT" with Audi t or for Ra;ymond Ave. Extension as pe r order of City Council March 11 , '13. 6 , 461 . 60 On March 28 the re is a further charge to this acc ount f or amount realiz ed from sale s of part of South Pasadena Reservoir si te and credi ted to "ORIGrni.1 PURCHASE" , same being transfer r ed f rom General acc ount 7,330.50 1,257,330.50 Leaving a balance at Water Deuartment credit in "BOND FUNDS" a/c ;_,1th .Audit or 1,226 ,033.64 31,296.86 " PR.Eh1I ill.I orr l> ONDS " a/c is with Auditor charged with premium realized on bond and Water Department ha s crecit on this ace ou11t ••••••.•••.• ••• •• • • ••• •• 511.00 "BOND H lTEREST" a/ c with Audi t or is charged with amount realized for accrued inte,rest . ............•.... .. 3,1 25.00 511 . 00 25 And this account is fu rther charged f or transfers from "GEl;ERAL XCCOUi T" c/o Wat er .Board , Feb. 24 9,375.00 and 1Uarcl1 24 •• . ••.•••. . ..• .......... .Making a total credit for Department in "BOND I ET;::REST FUJ.\TJ)" of •.••...•.. 12,500. 00 Department II BOND SllJG NG FUNDtt a/ c with Auditor has a credit also f or transfers from Audi tor's "GENERAL ACCOUlJT" by order of Water Board Feb. 24 & March 24 1,666.66 It is to be regretted that the costs of all the various items and departmental work, as well as cost analysis cannot be given at this time. But the li mited time available before the pre- sent Board of Water Cornmi ssi oners retire will not permit . Such matters can better be developed at the end of the fi seal year. Respectfully submitted, Superintendent and Chief Engineer. 26. The following tables show NEW CONSTRUCTION embracing I:i~ST.l.LLATI0l'i OF SERVICES Alfi METERS II II FIRE HYDR.i1.NTS II If STREET DBPARTMENT SERVICES !I II SEWER FLUSH TA1:K SERVICES II If BUILDINGS MID OTHER STRUC1rUJ.IBS II MAINS Together with other statistics showing volume and character of business for operating period November l to April 28, 1913. Note:- Other construction work and expense paid out of Bond Funds to various companies as "betterments" not incl·:.tded. 27 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. This Department is energetically supplying missing rec ords of the underground and other properties of the Department . This was never carried on in any adequate way by the private companies, and for this reason all of the work has to be done now, for the years in the past when no records \Yere kept of construction placed beneath the ground. A map of the territory served by the Water Departmen t is being compiled on 76 district sheets, 24" x 36" in size, to a sc ale of l:>O f ee t to the inch. All of the above have been drawn. Traced • • Cl e • • • • • • ♦ • e e • • e • • • • ♦ ♦ • • a ♦ • a • ♦ 49. Yet to be tra ced•••••··•••·•· · ···•·· • 27. On these maps the exact size and location of every main, value, be fire hydrant, flu sh tank, and service wi 11/ shown . Al so the house number and service number of each servi ce, c.nd t:r1e job number of each main, thus serving as an index to the forernan' s reports which are filed away and give all materials, la1)or and costs for each job. When this work is completed, both field and office work will be carried on with a great er degree of efficiency and economy. The man i n the office will be able to tell a customer the exact conditions for ·which he may be inquiring, and the man in the field will :!mow just w~1ere to dig to ma:lrn a connection. Levels have been ta.ken at the differet:t wells in the Pasadena basin, and a systematic record of water levels kept. 28 Inventories have been made of the Woodbury water system, the Nazarene Univers ity water system, the El Molino Terrace water system, and the Las Flores water system. A reinforced concrete garage, among other stri.lctu.res, has been built, following plans made by this Department, the details of which are given in another part of this report. Beside the above special work this Department has carried on the regular routine work in mapping and surveying, and other reports. Property lines have been run out i n some instances for purposes of special informat i on. As soon as funds and time can be spared for the purpose, the remainder of property lines of lands belonging to the Department will be run out and the boundaries monur.1 ented. This is very important work, be- cause of the confusion and discrepancies in old records and surveys. Upon recommendation of the Chief Engineer the City Council has, by ordinance, re qui red all utility compa.ni es to file maps shmvi ng the position of underground constri.:.wt :i.on with all physical features included in detail, to the end that the City will hereafter require each utility company to occupy only cert ain speci fied portions of the street, while the City will reserve to itself, and for its own use, the south and west sides of every street. The result will be that the city will always have its own right of way for public uses, and the private utilities will benefit by a more orderly arrangement among themselves. 29 GRAVITY WATER Dfil>.ARTI,IBNT. The primary functions of the Gravity Department are the preservation of our gravity water supply from contamination, and protection of shrubbery which tends to retain the storzn waters. Du.ring the last six months this depart:nent has been very busy cleaning up grounds, tu:.mels, and reservoirs. The first work started was the clean1ng up of the premises about Devil's Gate Supply, and doing w.vay with underbrush which was a menace to pumpL:g plant and other property. Signs and posters have been placed warning the public of the fact t~at our water supply is derived from this source and asking their co-operation in keeping grounds clear of papers and ru·obish and in protection from fires. Shrubbery was cleared away, roads and fire-breaks constructed and, as an incident, a park created at Devil's Gate, which makes a11 ideal roads i de picnic spot. During Januacy and Febru.ary a thorough cleaning was given the grounds around reservoirs, and flowers and shrubbery planted which will tend to beautify these places, although intended primarily to prevent washing of embadnnen ts. The Bradford :Street and Grand Avenue wells being no longer in use on account of contarninati on by cesspools, were filled and machinery and buildings removed. The lumber was used in the construction of a ca.bin in ths mountains for use of our rangers. It is the du.ty of these rangers to patrol the entire water-shed keeping the source of water clear of all rubbish and contamination, and warning all campers of the danger of forest fires. 30 During the month of April the cl eaning of the Villa Street reservoir was accom1)1ished. This reservoir," the larges t of our system, had not been cleaned for the :pas t seven years, a'1d the Department realized t he necessity of a thorough cleaning in order to keep the quality of our water up to the high standard now obt ained. This Department rec ords each month the mea surement of gravity flow and all ot her informat ion availo.ble pe rtainLig to the gravity water supply, its pr otec tion and p reservat ion. It is hopeci that comp let e sets of s elf-record.~ng instrumen ts for measuring our supply can be obtai lled this season. The following t able gives some statistics regarding the gravity water flow out of the canyon during the r ain in the l at ter part of Febru.acy up t o , and including, March 3rcl. This t ab le i ndi cates t he volume of a b- sorption by the s and and gravel f roi:1 the time the water flow s over the Upper Arroyo Dam until it _passes the Sh•~• ep Corral Springs . You will note the r emarkable diminuti on in the measurement s at the upper and lower points. FLOW OviR D~.IS NMilED BELOW I N GicLLOliS PER i,UNUTE. Feb. 24 a t Devil's Gate, 5 P. M• . ... ........... .... .. 48,600 11 II " 9A.lJ . . . . 26,100 25 II Arroy o 10 A. M. ..................... 34,300 25 ti Arroyo Upper Dam .. .... ...... .... . ...... .. 21, 200 26 II 26 Devi l ' s Gat q ••··· · •·•··••·•••·•· • ••·••·•• 18,630 II 26 Corral Springs••••·······•••••····•· ·•·• · 17,181 II Corral Springs ........ ....... .. .. . ... . . . .. 7,380 28 II 28 Devil's Gat e ··· · ····••·· ··• •••············ll , 079 II 28 1lrro~ro Upper Darn ••..••••• • •••••• • • • • • • • • • 16, 281 II Mil l ard Canyon .. .. .......... ... . ......•.. 3, 240 28 Corral Springs .... .... ............ • • • • • • • 4,150 J,larch 1 ti 1 Devil's Gate••···· · ·········• •···• ·· · · · ·• 6,219 ti ilrroyo Upper Dafn .. ~ ..........••••••••• • • • 11,700 1 1 Millard Canyon•··· · ··········•·~••·•••··• 2,743 " II Corral Springs ••...••. .• •....•.•...•••.•• 3,105 2 II Devil's Gate ...... . ................... .. • 4,383 2 II 2 Arroyo Upper Dam· ·· ···· •·· · •····• •••• ···• 7,560 ti 2,265 2 I'-11 l l ard Ca.11y 011 ••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • i) •• • ••••••• ••••••• 31 March 3 Corral Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,840 " 3 3 Devil's Gate ••o•••••·•··•••· ••· ·· •· •· 4,0 60 fl 3 Arroyo Uppe r Dam ..... ... ..... . ....... Millard Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 840 1,9 35 fl The sa le of sand and gravel from the Arroyo l ands belongi ng to the Wate r Department is als o under the supe rvision of the Gr avity system. There ha s be en ~336.79 c ollected . 32 PUMPI NG SYSTEM. A resume of the work done on the Pumping System during the past I six months shows a period of extraordinary repairs and renewals. ing was done during November and December and part of January. Heavy pumpIn February and March practically no pumping was done, the Ohio Plant starting on the last day of March and working continuously during April. The following table shows clearly the pvJUping operation at the various plants during this six months' period, giving the number of hours pumped and the quantity in million gallons. WATER SUPPLY - PUMP. Pump Nov. Feb. Mar. Apr. H. .M.G. H. .M.G . H. M.G . 198 15.91 159 11.45 55.5 3.55 10 .65 245.5 15.9 100. 13.5 41. 2.21 .65 386.5 31.61 Hrs. M.G. Ohio Street Jan. Dec. Copelin Steam H. M.G. 232 28.19 Copelin Motor 406 54.81 176 23.76 148 Corral Spring 36 Casitas Ave. 212 12.12 19.90 1.95 Sheldon Ave. Devil's Gate 852 84.79 567 63.40 203.5 23.45 10 33 SIX MONTHS M. G. ..................................... .......... . Hrs. 666! , 4'7'.46 Ohio Street Copelin - Steam Copelin - Motor Corral Springs Casitas Avenue .............................................. .............................................. ............................................... ' " ............................................... 232 830 77 212 2019 28.19 111.97 4.16 12.12 203.90 The following table shows the maximum ten days' pumping during the six months just past. 34 "WATER SUP.FLY-PUMP" MAXIMUM TEN - DAY FUM.PING. OHIO STREET WELL . Hours Nov. 20 II 21 II 22 II 23 II 24 II 25 26 "II 27 ,, 28 II 29 Gallons ..............•.... 189,000 ......... ................. 2.5 .......•.............. 264,600 .......................... 3.5 .......................... 7. ............... . ...... 378,000 .......................... 5. ...................... 604,800 .......................... 9.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 ,400 .......................... .............. 10.9. ................... ... 680,400 ................... ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7·5·6 .900 . ..................... 529,200 .......................... 7. ...................... 680,400 .......................... 2-!. 5,292,000 70. • .....•............... 529,200 COPELIN 'llELL 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 II II II II II II " " II II 18 .......................... 23 .......................... 24 .......................... 24 .......................... 24 .......................... 24 .......................... .... .................................... 1824 ...... ................................ 23 .......................... 22624 ..................... ................... ..................... ................... ······· · ···········• ~2,187,000 2,794,500 2,916,000 2,916,000 2,916,000 2,916,000 2,916,000 2,187,000 2,794,000 219161000 27,458,500 ................... ...................... ................... .................... .................... CASI TAS WELL 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 II II "II II " "II " 629,640 ................... 1,030,320 .................................................... 18 .................... .................... 1,373,760 .................................................... 24 .................... 954,460 .................... 1,030,320 ................................................... 18 .................... ------............ ....... 1,373,760 .................................................... 24 .................... 973,080 .................... 1,373,760 .................................................... 1710-} .................... 601 1020 9,340,120 163 11 l~- ~ 24 Total 42,090,620 gallons, or 5,060,000 cubic feet. Equal to 240 hours' continuous flow of 5.86 sec. ft. II "240 " II " II 293 miner's inches. 35 The maximum 48 hours' pumping is shown in the following report. "WATER SUPPLY-PUMP" - lllIAXI MUia 48 HRS. PUMPING. OHIO STREET Gallons Hours Nov. 25 " 26 .......... ..........1899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. ... ............................................ 680,400 680,400 1,360,800 COPELIN Nov. 25 •......... 24 ............................................ 2 , 916 . ' 300 ••..........••....•...................•..... 2,916,300 26 .... . ..... 24 " 48 5,832,600 CASITAS Nov. 25 ......... . 18 •..... . ................... . ......... .. ..... 1,030,320 " 26 .•...••.•. 24 •..•••.•............... • ............... ... . 1,373,760 2,404,080 42 CORRAL SPRINGS •...•.... ........ ...•............•...... .•. 972,000 Nov. 25 • • • ..•..• . 18 11 • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64§ ,000 26 ......... . 12 1,620 ,000 30 Total 11,217,480 gallons or 1,495,664 cubic feet. Equal to 48 hours' continuous flow of 8.6 second feet. II " 48 " " II " 430 miner's inches. As stated before, t he renewa ls and r epai rs on the pumping system have been very heav-.f. This was due to the fact that very little work was done on the pl ants by the old c ompanies. On acc ount of lack of time and neces sity for holding some pl ants in readiness in case of emergency, the heaviest repai ring was confined to one plant, namely, t h e Copelin Steam. Pl ant. This plant was gi ven a complete overhauling and is now in shape t o gua r antee efficiency and safety. The boiler was relined and re- pai red and the ens ine was gone over t horoughl y and pu t i n first class condi ti on. A new smoke st ack was erected 8. S t he old st ac1<: had blown down be- cause of wealmess d:ue to rust and ae;e. 36 The old covering over belt was torn down and new oel t house erected. A new derrick was erected of sufficient size and strength to handle the work reqc1ired. On inspection the pump frame was found to be rotten in many sec- tions and it was deemed advisable to replace the entire frame while the pump was being repqired by the makers. This work has been finished and pump re- placed and it is now in first class condition. The grounds adjoining t he plant were cleared of all brush and rubbish and leveled. Water pipes were laid and the grounds are now in shape for planting or other work which will make this plant very attractive at a small expense. An effort was made to recurb the Dry tunnel well, but efforts to dry th.is well proved futile and work had to be abandoned until a more propitious time. The pump at Casitas Avenue was found to be out of line and in need of repairs and was taken out, repaired and put back in good condition. The Corral Springs plant was also put in good condition and everyt hing is now in readiness for the pumping s eason. With the exception of a few minor repairs the Ohio Street plant was in good condition, and has been giving good service. The advent of the pumping season finds all out pla.nts i n good service able condition and in re adiness for heavy pumping, which is anticipated. 37 MACHINE SHOP. The machine shop for general repairs is located at the Villa Street Reservoir. Most of the worl: is handled by one machinist, but at times when worlc is ru.shed, a helper is employed. The machine shop has proven a convenient and valuable a sset during the past · few months. The machinist is also an expert auto repair man, and has given much satisfaction in repairing our machines. Besides the convenience, this has also resu lted in a great saving of repair bills. After the repair work was found to be successful, and had resulted in cutti ng down the cost of repairs, at re quest of the City Council, arrangements were made whereby this Department repairs the machines of all other City Departments, billing such Departments with the cost of the work. arrangement has proven satisfactory to all concerned. This 38 NUMBER OF SE..'11VI CES FOR CONSUMERS IN SYSTEM. Total number of' domestic services April 30 ••••·······•••··••• 10,532 ................................ 105 Number of irrigation services Total nwnber of services April 30 •·•••·•··••••·••••••··•··••• Number of inactive services account of vacant houses, lots, etc ■•••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••• 414 Total number of active consumers••••••••···•••••••••·•••••••• 10,223 Number of services Nov. 1, 1912 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••• 10,196 II "new services placed•····•••••••••••·••••••••••••••• 188 Number of services not of record when taking over old companies •....•...•...•....••••..•••...•........•....•... 253 Total number of services April 30 •••·••••••••••••••••·••••••• 10,637 Number of services being taken over from Las Flores System ••••....•••.••.•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 165 Total number••••••••••••••••·•••• 10,802 Note:- Above table does not include special services for contractors, for flush-tanks, for fire or street hydrants, for other public or special uses. Number of fire hydrants••••··•••••••••·•••••••••••••••••••• 475 II II street Department hydrants••••·•••··••·•••••••••• 38 II II flush-tanks••·•••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••• 388 II services for Park: Department •••••••••••••••·•·••• 76 39 Since November 1st, 1912. Class of pipe. No. ft. Location. 2" std. dipped 761 ft. Idaho East of Lincoln to Crescent Ave. II 309 II Wyoming, West of Lincoln. II 152 II Summit, South of Grand View. II 231½ II Fillmore, between Euclid and Los Robles. II 280 ti Acacia, West of Glen Ave. " 537~ II Kirkwood, North of Mountain. ti 277½ " Penn, West of El Molino. II 255 II Washington, West of Lincoln. II 971 II Washington, East of Lincoln. 3 ' 77M, II 2 " Morton, North of Montana. II Kirkwood, " 147 II Total of 411 steel riveted pipe. 1245 n South Orange Grove Ave. II Grevalia between Meridian and Prospect. 72 4" S. R. II 4" Std. dipped " " II II 358 " II 1880 II Lincoln between Fair Oaks and Orange Grove. II II 1070 I 711 w. Washington between Forrest and Sheldon. 477 I 811 Kirkwood between Mountain and Hammond. 325 South Hudson South of Washington. 5356' 3 11 Total of 4" Std. Dipped. 610 Ft. Lincoln from Forrest Ave. south. 514 II Herkimer between Los Robles and El Molino. 1164 II II II II 4 11 Cast iron 411 Total of 2" Std. II II 40 cast iron 3957 ft. Marengo Ave. between Dakota and Woodbury. 8" II II 1929 II San Pasqual 12" II II 3264 II North Raymond. II Wilson and Hill. SUTulMARY ...... ............................... 377~ feet. 4" S. R. steel riveted ........................................ 147 2 11 Std. dipped screw pipe ti 4 11 dipped Standard screw• •·•· • · ••••·••••·•••·•••·••••••••·•••• 5356' 3 11 4 11 cast iron••••••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••• 1124 feet 6" cast iron .............................. . .................. . 3957 II 8" aast iron••••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••• 1929 II 12 11 cast iron••·••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3264 ti Total in feet ••••••••••••••••••••19,551 ¾" Total in miles••••••••••••••••••• 3.70 41 MAINS AC0,UIRED BY PURCHASE, ETC. Street Denver Rio Grande Between Lake & E. City Bey. II II fl It Size Kind Length 1~ 11 Std. 1000 ft. " 1075 t1 ti 700 II 2800 II 300 II II Washington Palm Ter. & Lake Ave. 1 II Washington Lake Ave. & Holliston. 211 Jackson Madison & El Molino Private prop. El Molino & Lake Ave. 2 II II 1400 II Bell Lake Ave. & Michigan 2 II II 2100 II Private prop. Mich. & Bell & Hill 2 ti II 1400 II Mounts.in Wilson & Michigan Ave. 2 It II 850 " Mountain Michigan & Hill Ave. 2 II II 1200 II Mountain East of Hill Ave. 2 II It 200 ti E. Orange Grove Hill Ave. to Sierra Bonita 2 ti Private prop. ... • of Orange Grove, W. from Stevenson 2 II 925 " ti 200 II II 200 II ti El Molino .J ackson St. Alley, south of Palm Ter. s. of Belvidere ti 270 Hudson Belvidere & Mountain " 800 Hudson S. from Washington " 300 " Lake Bell & Mountain St. " 550 II Lake Washington & Claremont ti 750 II Curtis & Rio Grande II 270 rt Washington to N. end II 830 ti Mentor Mentor Bell st. & Mountain II 600 " Catalina Denver & Washington II 620 " Catalina Bell st. north 11 550 tt 1~ II 4-2 Street Wilson Between North from Bell St. Size 1-½" filE.9: Std. Length 550 Ft. Wilson Bell St. to Mountain 2 " " 650 II Between Wilson and Stevenson South from Mountain 780 II II 270 II II II II II II 11 Bell! 2 " II 500 II Stevenson Ave. Mountain & E. Orange Grove 2 II 1300 II Mar Vista Ave. N. of Washington St. II 200 II Chester Ave. S. from Mountain St. 1 11 II 700 II Holliston Ave. N. of Washington St. 2 II ti 200 II s. from 2 II II 1650 11 N. of Washington St. 2 ti II 200 II Stevenson Ave. II Hill Ave. II II II II II Washingtor;_ St. South 2 II II 1400 II II II S. to Orange Grove 2 II II 1330 II E. City Bely. Mountain St. & Villa St. 2 11 II 2550 II E. of Hamilton s. of E. Orange Grove ti 500 II Feed Atchison & Fisk to Holliston & LaFeyette 4 II ruv. 4200 II Hollist on & LaFayette to reservoir and tank 3 II 2 II Riv. Std. 1400 II Reservoir to Washington and Wesley Ave. 6 II Riv. 1700 II Washington Hill to Sierra Bonita 4 II II 1093 II Inskip St. Sierra Bonita to Allen 4 " II 520 II Std. 290 II Riv. 2080 II Std. 250 II to Res. II II II Whitefield St. II II II II II II " Hill to Allen Ave. II II II 11 " 4 II 43 Street Between Washington to Whitefield Hill Ave. Size Kind ,--- Length 4 II Riv. 1675 ft. " 1675 I! Wesley Ave. II " " 4 Bresee .fa.ve. II II II 4 II II 1675 II Sierra Bonita II " II 4 II " 1675 II II SUMMARY , l" Sta.YJ.dard pipe II II 2" and 3" 11 11 4n Riveted " 6" II II Grand total, all sizes .......................... 1400 ft • .......................... 10955 .......................... 22255 II II .......................... 14593 .......................... 1700" II .......................... 50903 " :s 9. 64 miles 44 DI S T R I BUT I ON SYSTEM. MA.HIS LOWERED l½" std. 509 ft. KirltWOOd 2" II 250 II Marengo, north of Washington. 2" " 60 n Pepper St., west of Lincoln 2" II 1324 n Douglas between Los Robles and El Molino 2" II 538 II Kirkwood between Mountain and Hammond. 4" riv. 250 II Glen Ave. 4" " 400 411 std. 478 II Kirkwood, between Mountain and Hammond. 4" II 1300 II Flower, Los Robles to Marengo. 411 II 2500 II Hill, between Villa and Colorado. 11 San Pasqual. ~NS REMOVED 1t11 std. 509 ft. from West Washington St. 2" It 597 II II Herkimer 2" II 173 " II Hill, north of Locust 4" II 1324 It II Lincoln, Fair Oaks to Orange Grove. 45 NE\V BUILDilW CONSTRUCTION ........................... 20' Pipe Shed .................................. 12' Concrete Garage X 43 11 X 24' ...................... 10' 16' Cabin i n Mountains ......................... 14 Addition to Warehouse X 12 X Wagon Shed ••••··••••••••••••••••••••••·•·•• Base ..•••...... New Derrick - Copelin Well #1 Height•••••••• Top••••••••••• Fence around Caretaker's house, Villa reservoir•••••••··•••·• 18 1 X 32 1 10' X 12' 40 feet 5' X. 5 1 46 ln,"'W SERVICE I NSTALLATION Nov. 1, 1912, to April 28, 1913 Month Meter and Service 5/8 l" l J2,.11 2" Nov. 1912 25 2 l Dec. 1912 18 l Jan. 1913 8 Feb. 1913 27 1 1 Mar. 1913 28 3 3 To Apr. 28 , '13 21 7 l 3 Tot als 127 14 l 8 Month service unmetered New Contractor's Services 5/8 11 l" Fire H.ydrant Meters on Old Services 5/8 11 l" 2" 4 11 lZ 78 4 12 2 5 8 l 1 2 25 2 l 17 4 5 3 5 4 3 6 l 29 154 12 13 4 Fi:re Hydrants Installed Flush Tanks Com1ected 5 Nov. 1912 5 Dec . 1912 11 7 Jan. 1913 6 6 5 l Feb. 1913 l l 3 3 Mar. 19ill3 3 l 1 3 To Apr. 28, '13 12 6 6 1 Totals ==-= 21 15 13 38 l l 47 Number of 2" fire-hydrant connections for Street Dept ..... . .. 38 Of the above meter installations the following are solely for irrigation purposes: Note:- Eleven l" One 1-i" Fourteen 2" Four 4" To this should be added 225 new services acquired through pur- chase of other systems or mains, of which 155 a.re metered. 48 0 P E RA T I ON Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Total Meter Tests Inspections and trips by Trouble Inspect ors 207 41 43 12 20 4 120 341 839 484 435 319 2625 1 4 14 19 5 12 Sealed Services Fire Hydrants Moved 3 2 1 1 Special investigation for leaks in business district made during February revealed 66 bad leaks in busir-ess district resulting in a l oss of water amounting to about $200.00 per month. This Department has a party of men locating all services, gates and mains of the entire system. This has been necessary o:n account of insufficient and erroneous records kept by the old water compani es. During the months of November , December and January this Department wa s kept very busy anmvering calls and straightening out errors due t o these faulty records. Over 3000 stencils had to be re--cut on account of errors in names and addresses t aken from old compani es' books. ..49 DI S T R 1 B U T I ON S YS T E M RENENALS AND REPAIRS Nov. Dec . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Total Main Leaks Repaired 35 47 44 25 41 49 241 Service Leaks Repaired 61 108 111 ~l 116 73 560 Fire Hydrants Leaks Repaired 13 34 13 10 13 83 Meter Repairs Not at Shop 60 254 131 41 26 512 70 58 67 78 62 395 13 21 48 Meter Repai rs at Shop 60 14 Meter Boxe s Repaired Meter Changes 29 55 68 63 66 62 343 Meter Removals 1 10 15 7 13 15 61 ~ aren Rerenswe ss A)\BAse LEAR UN TAINS: E Big Rock CREE a= a’ } Big Ton VELLA } snot EM AKER, J) Sy | ale com ® Can PRoposs ye or i hea / WORTH CATCHMENT aasiy Sg LOGE 59. Jone | pad IN PRePoseD ¥en arcH ay y Py BA SIMs maa, GO.23 2g mi RESERVOIR of UJINGA vy, WATER Provcor A iP cating b- Paeresen c | i wn 4 Rabanne: \ Ne te gm RY ee i aN, ‘ eS ok j 2 <2 ff0s a\ i! és ap Spry! a i SER Z ly iN BA z ey i pen ay gel S67 Hee yom Ae et \ Sym, “hs Si Z v y AREA PASADENA FITL ACRES-1910 ~ sunrare * ‘ GAMGASRIEN +, tac aoPenry oF ‘S PASADENA U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ij GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR ___ Ae. Canada, oe . c : WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 219 PL. IX Le Leis’ Ta34"'5" (GEGEN D: Approx’ artesian area Artesian areas summer of 1904 | =200 Hydrographic contours one Domestic well Pumping plant Artesian well SOUTHERN - Santa Anita 13 \ fics | og) 1390) ee —Te fiz 5 5 4 s;RANDE : ie ee 225- p : a ay Oe Le 4 1789) aS 5 “aay POG ae 11800" A B T Eee) F T (cy Henry Gannett, Chief Topographer. R.UGoode,Geographer in charge MAP SHOWING WELLS, ARTESIAN AREAS, AND WATER LEVELS gee aa Triangulation by ARDavis. Topography by L.C.Fletcher snd T.G.Gerdine. Surveyed in 185%. IN THE PASADENA QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA DATA COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF W. 0. MENDENHALL, 1904 AND 1905 Fa Seale aztso Ee 9. 2 ss Miles r a4 es x 2 2 + Kilometers Contour interval 50 feet. ® Datum is mean sea level. 1907