Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . J. The plant of this Company is locat-ed on ihe banks of Crum Creek, at Marple,Springfield Township. Delaware County, about five and one-half miles west of Lans-downe. It embraces three pumping stations,a filter station, a wheel house, and a reser-voir with a capacity of about 10,000,000 gal-lons. 1 he water is pumped direct fromCrum Creek to the filter station where it isthoroughly treated and then forced throughcemeiit-lmed pipes to the reservoir on Mar-ple Hill, from which point distribution ismade through cement-lined mains to Lans-downe and vicinity
Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . J. The plant of this Company is locat-ed on ihe banks of Crum Creek, at Marple,Springfield Township. Delaware County, about five and one-half miles west of Lans-downe. It embraces three pumping stations,a filter station, a wheel house, and a reser-voir with a capacity of about 10,000,000 gal-lons. 1 he water is pumped direct fromCrum Creek to the filter station where it isthoroughly treated and then forced throughcemeiit-lmed pipes to the reservoir on Mar-ple Hill, from which point distribution ismade through cement-lined mains to Lans-downe and vicinity. The water has beensubjected to chemical analysis from time totime bv experts, and pronounced to be ofvery high excellence from the standpoint ofpuritv. The maximum pumping capacity ofthe plant is approximately 12,u00,0OJ gallonsper day, but the normal capacity rangesfrom 5,000,000 to ,000 a day. Theaverage water pressure is about 65 pounds persquare inch. The pressure for fire protection varies in different George A. Nitzky, Springfield Consoli-dated Water Company
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