Ground water in the Hartford, Stamford, Salisbury, Willimantic and Saybrook areas, Connecticut . HARTFORD, STAMFORD, SALISBURY, AVILIIMANTICAND SAYBROOK AREAS, COMECTICUT > BY HERBERT E. GREGORY AND ARTHUR J. ELLIS u Prepared in cooperation with theConnecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1916 •7 .y^i D. of 31 1916 -^t^ CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 9 The problem 9 History of the investigat^n 10 Acknowledgments 11 Areas selected for study 11 Reliability of data 13 Occurrence of ground water 14 Origin 14 Water in the glacial drift 15
Ground water in the Hartford, Stamford, Salisbury, Willimantic and Saybrook areas, Connecticut . HARTFORD, STAMFORD, SALISBURY, AVILIIMANTICAND SAYBROOK AREAS, COMECTICUT > BY HERBERT E. GREGORY AND ARTHUR J. ELLIS u Prepared in cooperation with theConnecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1916 •7 .y^i D. of 31 1916 -^t^ CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 9 The problem 9 History of the investigat^n 10 Acknowledgments 11 Areas selected for study 11 Reliability of data 13 Occurrence of ground water 14 Origin 14 Water in the glacial drift 15 Ciiculation 15 The water table 17 Quantity of water 18 Water in crystalline rocks and traps 20 Circulation .- 20 Quantity of water 21 Water in limestones and Triassic sediments 22 Circulation 22 Quantity of water 24 Ground water for municipal use 25 Problems involved 25 Quantity required 26 Quality of water 27 Methods of obtaining water 27 Principal sources 27 Streams 28 Springs 28 Wells drilled into rock 29 Dug wells 30 Infiltration galleries 30 Driven wells 31 General conditions 31 Plant at Brookline, Mass 31 Plant at Brooklyn, N. Y 34 Plant at Plainfield, 34 Private springs and wells 36 Methods of developing ground-water supplies 38 Drilled wells 38 Construction 38 Cost 39 Quality of watergroundwaterinhar00greg
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