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Albany, N. Y., was originally supplied with water by gravity from certain reservoirs on small streams west and north of the city. In time, with increasing consumption, the supply obtained from these sources became inadequate, and an additional supply from the Hudson River was introduced. The water was obtained from the river through a tunnel under the Erie Basin, and a pumping station was erected in Quackenbush Street to pump it to reservoirs, one of which served also as the distributing point for one of the gravity supplies. The intake, which was used first in 1873, drew water from the river opposite the heart of the city. In recent years, the amount of water drawn from this source has greatly exceeded that obtained from the gravity sources.
Albany, N. Y., was originally supplied with water by gravity from certain reservoirs on small streams west and north of the city. In time, with increasing consumption, the supply obtained from these sources became inadequate, and an additional supply from the Hudson River was introduced. The water was obtained from the river through a tunnel under the Erie Basin, and a pumping station was erected in Quackenbush Street to pump it to reservoirs, one of which served also as the distributing point for one of the gravity supplies. The intake, which was used first in 1873, drew water from the river opposite the heart of the city. In recent years, the amount of water drawn from this source has greatly exceeded that obtained from the gravity sources.
The Albany Water Filtration Plant
Hazen, Allen (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 43 ; 244-295
2021-01-01
521900-01-01 pages
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