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Llandudno's Abundant Water…
Llandudno's Abundant Water Supply. "Ixhe Hew Fifteen Incfy JRain opened fry Lord Stalbridge Mn Interesting Gepen^onlj. Hortfy Wales tfye "Holiday Ground of Britain, buqcfyeon at the IrTtporlial Motel: Interesting Speeches. The last section of the duplicate fifteen inch main from Lake Dulyn having been completed during the past month the Coun- cil wisely decided upon arranging a, fitting ceremony whereby the fact rniight be made known to the holiday making inhabitants, i of the, British Isles upon whom the town is entirely dependent. They were fortunate enough to secure the presence of Lord Stalbridge, chairman of the London and North Western Railway Ciompany to turn on the water into the, distributing mains, and the function took place on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of a large and representative gathering. A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE; WORKS A report prepared by Mr E. P. Stephenson, engineer to the Council who has superintended the laying of the second main line of pipes, points out that ¡ previous to 1875, the town was supplied JAMES MCM ASTER, Chairman of Llandudno Council. PHOTO BY EDGE LTD. from springs on the Great Ürme; this supply, however, though being;- of excel- lent quality, becoming inadequate for the increasing population, powers were ob- tained for a, more extensiv supply, and the then Improvement Commissioners purchased the two Lakes, Dulyn, meaning the black lake, 36 acres in extent, which is a weird but grand lake, filling up ap- parently an old crater with rock rising sheer at the back of it to a, height of over ¡ 300 feeti, and huge boulders scattered about the side and front of it: and Melyn- llyn, a beautiful shining yellow lake, 18 j acres, with a surrounding waiter-shed of j 1,481 acres, and on this watershed the j Council have recently Ica,de a small but interesting experiment, in tree planting, The lakes arei situated on the western or Carnarvonshire side of the River Conway, and are 15 miles distant from Llan- 2 dudno. The surface of Dulyn is at an altitude of 1,747 feet, ana that of Melyn- I Ilyn 2,094 feet above Or dance Datum, There is absolutely no inhabited or other dwelling1 on any of the watershed to either of the lakes, and the water is as pure now as it was in 1880 when Pro- lessor Fral-ildand, after analysis, said: "It is a most excellent water for dietetic and all domestic purposes. It is whole- some and palatable, and contains only a very small amount of vegetable organic matter. It is exceedingly soft, and there- fore well adapted for washing. For the supply of the town, it is fully equal to the celebrated Loch Katrine Water." Of these two Lakes Dulyn gives the chief supply and is tapped at a, depth of 12 feet, giving an available store of 118 million gallons; Melynllyn was connected to Dulyn by 9 inch pipes in 1895 upon the writer's recommendation and tapped to a. depth of 4 feet 3 inches, and this lake I L gives an additional supply of 21 million gallons. The total quantity of water therefore available at the source is 139 million gallons. Assuming a. populate n of 40,000 and including a quantity of 360,000 gallons, which according to. the Act of Parliament mUSit, ibe sent down the stream daily as compensation water; this would last Llan- dudno, without rainfall and allowing for evaporation^ about 80 days or 11 weeks z 2 at the generous allowance of 30 gallons per head per day. It is very unlikely however that in these hills there would be no rainfall for so long a period as dur- ing the year it is very great, averaging for the past 20 years 96.49 inches, the greatest being 134.80 inches in 1903 and the least heing 62.45 inches in 1898. The watershed to Dulyn is 56.5 acres and to Melynllyn 145 acres and each inch of rainfall after allowing for evaporation, represents a storage of nearly 12a million 4 gallons or 12.55 inches in Dulyn and. 6.45 inches in Melynllyn, or 806,400' gallons per inch for the former and 403,200 gal- lons for the latter or a total per inch on surface of Liakes of 1,209,600 gallons. Owing to the natural formation of Dulyn and the ground below same, it would be a, very easy and comparatively simple and inexpensive matter, either to raise the present embankment or to form another but artificial lake on- the land already belonging to the Council of Llan- dudno, or further to considerably in- crease the capacity of Melynllyn by builds ing new embankments or raising1 those at present existing' at the two outlets. The work comprised under the Act of 1876 consisted also of a length 4 miles across very rough country, of 15 inch stoneware pipes to a, small service re- servoir at Llanbeclr; the capa.city of which is 55,818 gallons with its water surface 502 feet above ordnance datum, or 491 feet above Llandudno proper. From thence it passes, through a. meter fixed by me in 1893, by a 9 inch iron pipe down to, and under the bed of the River Conway by a duplicate line of pipes, and onwards along the Denbighshire side of
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Llandudno's Abundant Water…
MR. E. P. STEPHENSON, Engineer and Surveyor, who carried out the work. Photo by H. Ricketts. I W. H. JONES, Chairman of Water and Gas CommiLpe when the scheme was commenced and Chairman of Council when completes. Photo by AY. Symonds. LORD STALBRIDGE! TURNING OX IHE WATER. PHOIC BY EDGE LTD. MR, WM. JONES, M.P. MR, A. CONOLLY (Town Clerk). PHOTO BY EDGE LTD. Pentre Felin and a bridge belonging to the L. and X. W. Railway Co. Ii follows for the whole of it; course, the-route of the whole 9-inch lu¡il" The estimated population at the completion of this work was 28,659 and the maximum dailv quan- tity of water recorded, was 787,000 gal- lons. The cost was £ 9,842. The third section from Llanbeclr to -ic Llican or a distance of 3,120 yards or 1m. 6f. 40yds. is also a diversion from the route of the 9-inch main and was com- menced in March 1903 and water was turned through in March 1904. The estimated popula:ion upon completion was 30,030 and the maximum daily quantity of water recorded was 896,000 gallons, and the cost £ 4.954. These three sec- tions brought the water in duplicate pipes as far as LI an dudno Junction and it is now the fourth section completing the whole length, which is about to be opened. This is another diversion from the old route of the 9-inch main and ex- tends along Marl Drive, along the pri- vate lands under Marl Wood, out at BodysgaHen Lane and on to Llanrhos and Llandudno; the length between Llan- rhos and Llandudno having been com- pleted: and water turned through in May 1908. The cost of this will not exceed £ 4,500 though complete figures are not at present available. The total population in August, is now estimated to be 32,355, but I cannot of course yet give the total maximum daily delivery, but the two mains together are calculated to be capable of delivering 2,600,000 gallons or sufficient if used at the rate of which the water would flow through the pipes, for a population of 88,000 persons at 30 gahons per head per day; but as it is usual to estimate for one half of the total demand being required in six hours, it is sufficient only for a population of 44,00il. It is, however, at any time possible to make the supply suffi- cient for the greater population by adding sufficiently to the storage reservoirs in Llandudno. The total length along the zn 15-inch main from Llanbeclr to the top of Mostyn Street. Llandudno, is 11-m. 7-f 102-v, ds and the total cost P,33,303, and the total length along the 9-inch route 11-m. 6-f. 67-yds. The engineering ex- penses, however, have been slight, as the whole of the work has been done by the :stiaff of the Council instead of paying 5 per cent or more to an engineer outside their own employ. Llandudno need not fear that there wi.^ be any scarcity of water or need to enlarge the capacity of I its trunk mains for very many years, and its present position as regards its water supply is as good as possible. The only other work in connection with the supply is the Great Orme Water Works. These ¡' are from the same source, but the water is pumped from a. level of 305 feet up to a reservoir containing 53.350 gallons on the top of the Great Orme, and distributed therefrom by gravitation to all the in- habitants on the Great Orme. This work was carried out in the winter of 1901 and cost £ 4,897, THE RECEPTION. His Lordship, together with Mr Frank Ree (general manager) and Mr Warner zn (district manager) was welcomed to the town by Mr Jas. McMaster, chairman of the Council, at an improvised stand at the Junction of Vaughan and Mostyn Streets. Every member of the. Council was present at the ceremony, while others ? present included Col. the. Hon. H. Lloyd 1 Mostvn, Mr Win. Jones, --NI.P.the Rev. LI. R. Hughes, M.A., Rector of Llan- dudlio Rev. David Da vies. Dr. Prichard, j Chairman of the Carnarvonshire County 5 Council Mr John Owen (vice-chairman), Mr G. A. Humphreys, and Colonel Ruck (Chief Constable), Dr. Morgan (Conway), i Mr S. Hughes (Secretary to Pier Com- j paliy; Arthur Parton (North Wales Agent of Liverpool and North W ales Steamship Company), Mr W. H. Moor- 5 house, (general manager of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Light Railway), Mr H. Sut- ] cliffe (manager of Great Orme Tramway | Company), Mr C. A. Hutton (manager Llandudno Coa.ching Company). Mr T. Foster (manager of the Motor and Garage Co.), Dr. Nieol, Mr J. Acley Wells, J.P., Dr. Dalton, Mr J. Dicken, the chairman of the Cowlyd Water Board; Mr D. Gamble, the chairman of the Colwyn Bay I I Urban Council; Dr. M. J. Morgan, of u Conway; Mr T. B. Eamngton, and Dr. | Continued on Page 8. the Rfcver Conway to Llandudno. Two storage reservoirs in Llandudno are lIl- eluded in this scheme, one the Fach. of a capacity of 936:000 gallons, and the other Llwynon 48,000 gallons. These works were opened in June 1880 'by our present King, then the Prince of Wales; and the late Mr T. T. Marks. Asso. M. Inst. C.E., was chiefly respon- sible for the most of this work and the total cost thereof was £ 40,000. In these days when so many large towns in England are obtaining or seeking pow- ers to obtain their water supply from Wales and the Lake District, it. is cer- tainly a, cause for congratulation that the town of Llandudno has such a splendid supply at the source. Notwthstancling this fact, however, ill was forced upon thE) Council by exper- | ience in the years previous to 1895 owmg to the increasing population and enhanced demand for water, that during certain portions of the -;ar and more especially during' certain portions of the day, it was impossible to deliver enough water at a sufficient pressure by a. 9 inch main to Llandudno. Acting the""tore upon a report sub- mitted by ntd ti 1895 the Council de- cided eventually to lay down a new 15- inch trunk main from Llanbedr t.o Llan- dudno and to do the work in four sections as might be found necessary, thus easing as far as possible the cos:, to the rate- payers. The first section was laid between places known as Llican and C'roesau and consisted of a Length of 5,537 yards or 3m. If. 37yds, and water was turned through in March 1899. This is a diversion from the old 9-inch main route. The chief features being that the main was carried over the then new bridge at Talycafn by means of clupticate, 12-inch pipes in iron girders specially constructed for the purpose; iü- stead of under the river as is the case with the 9-inch main. It is also carried over the stream at Furnace Farm by a specially constructed girder bridge. In August 1881 the amount, of water recorded by the gauge was 250,000 gal- lons in the 24 hours and the resieent population was 4,839. In August 1898 the population was estimated to be 27,507 and the maximum amount of water re- corded was 564,000 gallons in 24 hours. The estimated population at the comple- tion oi this was 28,269, and the maximum daily quantity of water recorded was 629.000 gallons, and the cost of this sec- tion was £ 6,951. A short, length in Mostyn Street consist- ing of 1045 yards was next done and the. wa. er turned through in May 1901. The estimated population at the completion o" this work was 28.068, and the maximum daily quantity of water recorded was 616.000 gallons. The cost of this was 1729. Section No. 2 was commenced i" ember IS01 and water was turned through in July 1902. It is 6,300 yards or 3r)). 4C. 140yds. long and is laid between Cr-esau and Llandudno Junction. The onlv notable engineering features were the 'I carrying c: the pipes under the stream at I