A Little Book on Water Supply

Originally published in 1922, this book was written to provide an accessible guide to water supply.

William Garnett (Author)

9781107650480, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 February 2014

160 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.24 kg

Originally published in 1922, this book was written to provide an accessible guide to water supply. Information is given on sources of water, engineering, sanitation, and the nature of water supply in various cities, including Jerusalem and London. Illustrative figures, a bibliography and appendices are also incorporated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in water supply and engineering.

1. Nature's water supply
2. Rain, well, and river waters
3. Hard and soft water
4. Gases and organic impurities in natural waters
5. Storm waters
6. Aqueducts
7. The water supply of New York
8. The ancient water supply of Jerusalem
9. Mountain sources of water supply
10. The water supply of Manchester
11. The water supply of Glasgow
12. Watersheds and water partings
13. The Liverpool water supply and masonry dams
14. The Birmingham water supply
15. Other famous dams
16. Proposals to supply London from Wales
17. Upland sources of water and the Thames basin compared
18. Springs
19. Possible sources of water supply
20. The different London areas
21. 'Water London'
22. Sources of the London water supply
23. The London basin
24. Artesian wells
25. Deep well pumps and air lifts
26. The Thames supply to London
27. The Thames reservoirs
28. The Thames intakes
29. The effects of storage
30. Bacteria
31. Testing for bacteria
32. The effect of storage on microbes
33. Purification by chloride of lime
34. Filtration
35. Service reservoirs
36. Water distribution
37. Pumping stations
38. Iron mains
39. Service pipes
40. Waste water and venturi meters
41. Wooden water mains
42. Iron mains and constant supply
43. The Lee Valley supply
44. The wells in Kent
45. Other wells in South London
46. Property in underground water
47. The early history of London's water supply
48. The recent companies
49. The establishment of the water board
Appendix I. The cyclone
Appendix II. Lantern slides provided by the Metropolitan Water Board through the London County Council
Index.

Subject Areas: Engineering: general [TBC]