Public Water Supplies from 1916, describes the requirments, resources and construction of public water supply systems. 830 pages, and hundreds of diagrams and photos, provides an early history of the public water works system. A real education, covers most every subject.

Chapters:

:: History of Water Supply

:: Quantity of Water Required

:: Sources of Supply

:: The Rainfall

:: Evaporation and Percolation

:: Flow of Streams

:: Ground Water

:: Examination of Water Supplies

:: Quality of Water

:: Communicable Diseases and Water Supplies

:: General Water Works Construction

:: Hydraulics

:: River and Lake Intakes

:: Collection of Ground Water

:: Impounding Reservoirs

:: Earthen Dams

:: Masonry Dams

:: Timber, Steel and Loose Rock Dams

:: Methods of Purfication

:: Sedimentation

:: Slow Sand Filteration

:: Rapid Sand Filteration

:: Miscellaneous Purification Processes

:: Pipes for Convetying Water

:: Conduits and Pipe Lines

:: Pumping Machinery

:: Distributing and Equalizing Reservoirs

:: The Distributing System

:: Operation and Maintenance