Report of analyses of Ohio River water : with a supplementary report of analyses of cistern water, determining the presence of sewage and other impurities / by C.R. Stuntz. With the report of the Sanitary Committee on the public water supply.
- Stuntz, C. R.
- Date:
- 1881
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of analyses of Ohio River water : with a supplementary report of analyses of cistern water, determining the presence of sewage and other impurities / by C.R. Stuntz. With the report of the Sanitary Committee on the public water supply. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![population who take their whole water supply from the river itself; and decided to determine the effect of the city's sewage on the river, and on the ground water drawn from the river below the city, and like- wise on the spring and shallow well water which is used within the city's limits. It will be noted with interest that the water at Markley Farm is proven to be of good quality, and that it compares favorably with the water of other cities, but it may become bad after a sudden flood. It ranks well with the Croton water of ]STew York, and with the supply of Boston and Philadel- phia. The analyses of water at the pumping works estab- lish the unwelcome fact that the sewage of the city is beginning to contaminate the river water supply. All of the analyses, made at the same time, show an increase of sewage at the pumping works beyond the amount determined in the water at Markley Farm. The evidence of analyses of the Eden Park catch basin is gratifying, but should not furnish toj the Water Works management an argument for throwing the drainage of the street-car track and of Park av- enue into the people's supply of drinking water. Your attention is especially called to the sample of filtered water accompanying this report, obtained from the Dayton, Ky., sand-beach, and to the com- parative analyses, which show that, at this sand- beach, there can be obtained an ample supply of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2227747x_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
