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From the primary filter the water passes through Venturi meters,
one for each bed, whieh record the rate of filtration. The water is
then run through a secondary aeration l)ox and a secondary filter.
The construction of these is the same as in the primary set. except
tha.t there is only one filter bed. The primary filtration effectually
eliminates the organic matter, and the secondary filtration the objec-
tionable mineral matter (iron and manganese). The daily average
of the primary filters was 2,540,233 gallons for the yeixv ending May
1, 1919. The beds were run 18 days on the average betvreen clean-
ings, but the time varied wath tlie season of the year from 9 to 51
days. The secondary filter was run at a rate about four times as
high and with a longer interval between cleanings.
The water is distributed by gravity through 49 miles of main
l.'i])e to 266 hydrants and 2,874 house taj^s. Tlie domestic consump-
tion is about 130 gallons per capita per day, but this is increased by
the consumption in factories, hotels, and other establishments to
about 190 gallons a day. This consumption is excessive, and the
92
GROUND WATER IIT iS^ORWALK AND OTHER AREAS, CONN,
Avater Uised by the 14,000 consumers could by metering be made to
suffice for 20,000 people. The projected reservoir, the site and rights
for which have already been procured, will provide water enough for
a population of 60,000.
RECORDS OF WELLS.
WcJifi (Jug in till in Noriralk.
No.
42
43
44
45
47A
57
58
60
60A
61
Owner.
W. S. Stewart...
J. R. Conuor.
Topo-
p-aphic
situation.
Plain
Slope. . ..
Plateau . .
Slope. . ..
Knoll... -
Slope
do
Plateau
Slope. .
do.
.do.
.do.
.do.
.do
do..
do..
do..
do. .
do..
do..
do..
do..
Plateau.
do..
do..
do..
Slope. . .
Plateau .
Slope. . .
.do.
Swale .
SIoDe.
.do.
.do.
.do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
Plain..
Ridge.
Ele-
vation
above
sea
level.
Slope. .
do.
do.
do.
Feet.
140
120
125
120
175
190
145
205
230
230
240
225
117
175
145
125
110
120
195
170
120
145
170
210
165
95
125
150
175
150
180
170
105
115
140
85
60
110
195
165
160
200
175
170
150
Total
depth.
Feet.
27.8
27.1
28.1
18.4
28.1
15.7
24.4
11.5
16.0
25.0
18.0
30.0
24.7
14.5
25.1
21.7
16.8
11.9
17.9
14.0
10.9
19.3
17.9
12.8
19.0
19.1
17.4
18.5
18.9
40.1
14.3
20.7
12.7
17.7
20.1
20.1
28.3
19.1
18.8
19.4
14.8
14.2
24.3
31.7
27.0
32.0
12.1
Depth
to
water.
Feet.
25.8
25.7
26.9
15.1
24.4
9.6
18.0
8.9
14.3
17.0
15.2
27.0
19.6
13.6
19.1
14.4
9.9
16.5
8.0
9.2
10.6
12.9
9.8
13.3
18,1
15.6
15.8
12.9
29.9
iO.8
17.6
10.0
16.0
14.6
13.9
26.1
15.2
14.5
18.3
10.2
11.9
17.6
28.8
Depth
of
water
in
well.
Feet.
2.0
1.4
1.2
3,3
3.7
6.1
6.4
2.6
1.7
8.0
2.8
3.0
5.1
0.9
6.0
Dry.
2.4
2.0
1.4
6.0
1.7
8.7
5.0
3.0
5.7
1,0
1.8
2.7
6.0
10.2
3.5
3.1
1.7
5.5
6.2
2.2
3.9
4.3
1.1
4.6
2.3
2.9
17.0
3.3
Ris
Windlass rig
Two-bucket rig.. .
Windlass rig
Chain pump
AVindlass rig
Air-pressure sys-
tem.
Windlass rig
Windlass rig and
house pump.
Windlass rig.."
Chain pump and
electric pump.
Windla.ss rig
Deep-well pump
and hot-air en-
gine.
Windlass rig
Two-bucket rig.. .
Windlass rig
do
Remarks.
Two-bucket rig. . .
Sweep rig
Windlass rig
do ':
Chain pump
do
do
Two-bucket rii; . . .
do
Windlass rig
Two-bucket rig.. .
do
do
Gasoline engine . .
Two - bucket r i g
and house piimp.
Two- bucket rig.. ,
Chain pump
Two - bucket r i g
and house pump
Chain pump
Two- bucket rig . . .
Chain pump
Tv/o-bucket rig. . .
do
Chain pump
House pnmp
Sweeping and
house pump.
Two - bucket rig
and house pump
Two-bucket rig . . .
Deep- well pump . ,
Sweep rig
Nonfailin"
Do. '
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fails.
Do.
Do.
Fails. Rock
bottom.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Fails.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fails.
Do.
Do.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Do.
Fails. Rock; 5
feel.
Fa i 1 s . Rock
bottom.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Fails. For
analysis seo
p. 89.
Nonfailing.
Fails.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fails.
Nonfailing.
Do.
XOinVALK.
IVf //.s- (Inn ill till ill Xdiirall,- — ( "om iiiuiMl.
«J3
No.
Topo-
prnphii;
si t mi t ion.
Plain. .
Sloiie. .
Plain..
' do.
I Slope..
Stephen riwe...l Hill —
Slope.
'.IP)
101
103
do..
do..
do..
do..
Swale..
Slope. .
Hill....
Slope..
do..
Hilltop.
Phiin..
Slope
do
do
Plateau....
Island (?).,
Flo-
\a!iiin
above
sea
le\cl.
Tolal
doplli
Feet.
125
115
120
210
65
105
100
ti5
40
65
00
fiO
70
55
Fed.
15. 1
15.7
11.5
15.5
10.5
24.1
IS. 9
17.1
18.4
27. 5
10. S
23.0
8.4
9.8
18.7
9.5
22.0
31.7
40, 10.3
85 I 17.6
75 14. 6
130 19. 6
I>C)llll
to
w'alor.
Ffct.
12.7
14.3
9.1
10.1
13.8
16.1
16.1
16.0
15.8
23.7
5.3
IS. 3
6.0
7.7
15. 0
5.4
14.5
17.9
Depth!
of
water
in I
well.
licniarks
Feet.
2.4
1.4
2.4
5.4
5.7
N.O
2.8
1.1
2.6
3.8
5. 5
4.7
2.4
2.1
3.7
4.1
7.5
13.8
Chain pump.
Sweep ris
Windlass ri};
do
Two-bucket ri;,'
and tioiiseputnp.
Two-l)iieket rif,'.. .
do
Windlass rig
Two-liiiekei rig.. .
House pump
Two-bueket rig. . .
Nori.i;
Two-bucket ri;;.. .
do
Chain pump
Two-bucket rig. . .
Windmill
6.8
3.5
11.5
6.1
13. 5
1.1
13.3
6.3
Chain ptimp. ..
Two-bucket rig.
Windlass rig. . .
Two-bucket rig.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fails.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Fails.
Do.
Do.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Never used;
water salty.
Nonfailing.
Do.
Do.
lIVZ/.s (lug in f^traiifivd drift in Xonrall:.
No. on
J 1. 11.
Owner.
Topo-
graphic
situation.
Ele-
vation
above
sea
level.
Total
depth.
Depth
to
water.
Depth
of
water
in
well.
Rig.
Kcmarks.
23
Slope
I'lain
Slope
do
do
Feet.
115
90
75
90
60
50
70
50
35
130
125
120
110
25
70
70
75
00
50
30
25
25
10
Feel.
11.0
22.3
22.3
20.8
27. 1
15.3
20.7
27.3
10.5
21.8
22
12.8
16.9
11.6
22.0
21.0
22.1
15.7
7.7
29.0
21.3
20.9
8.4
Fat.
8.2
19.4
19.1
18.6
25.4
13.6
IS. 2
25.0
ti. 7
19.1
18
11.8
15.7
10.0
19.3
19.4
18.2
13.9
5.3
26. 6
21.5
17.7
6. 8
Fed.
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.2
2.0
1.7
2,3
3.8
2.7
4
1.0
1.2
1.6
2.7
1.6
3.9
1.8
2.4
2.4
2.8
3.2
1.6
Windlass rig . . .
.do
2i
30
do
Nonfailing.
Do.
32
do
31
Two-bucket ri.a;
do
Do.
35
do
Do.
36
37
Miss M. A. Mc-
Carthy.
I'lain
do
do
do
Fails. For assay,
see p. 89.
•18
,!n
Chain piunp —
Windlass rig. . .
Nonfailing.
Do.
Nonfailing: will
66
63
Clover .Manufac-
turing Co.
do
do
Slope
do
Plain
do
do
do.;...
... .do
f.6
Chain pump —
do
yield 50 gallons
a minute. For
assay see p. 89.
Fails.
117
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Nonfailing.
ii9
.. do
Do.
72
72.V
Tw -bucket rig
. do
Do.
Do.
73
.. ..do
Do.
74
Chain puni:>...
Two-bucket rig.
do
Do.
Swale
Plain
Terrace
Slope
Terrace
>-7
'.t;w. Marvin.".';
Do.
SS
..do
Do.
89
'Jl
Windlass rig . . .
House pump...
Do.
Nonfailing; fresh
water. For as-
say see p. 89.
94 GEOUXD WATER IX jN'OEWAiK A^D OTHER AREAS, COXN,
Drilled icells in Nonralk.
No. on
PI. II.
Owner.
Topo-
graphic
situa-
tion.
Eleva-
tion
above
sea
level.
Total
depth.
Depth
to
rock.
Depth
to
water
in
■well.
Di-
ame-
ter.
Yield
per
min-
ute.
Remarks.
6
Fathers of the Holy
Ghost.
.....do
Slope ..
Feet.
Feet.
136
108
260
197
45
168
Feet.
12
20
80
30
20
16
Feet.
10
20
6
15
In.
6
6
8
6
0
6
20
5
4
8
J
6A
.. do-.
•16
47
Norwalk Iron Works
Co.
Valley..
Slope...
--.do..--
.. do --
&5
60
40
210
4
110
110"
30
8
5
Water hard.
Water from gneiss.
For 'analysis see
p. 89.
49
50
Samuel R . Weed
School.
59
H. A. Beach
...do...-
70
81
Meeker's Union
Foundry Co.
To^vnfarm
St. James" Homes
Mrs.R.L.Luckpy ...
Manresi institute
South N 0 r w a 1 k
Oyster Farms Co.
Jos. Burns
Valley .
Slope...
...do....
Ridge..
Island..
Plain...
^'aIlev
107
152
40
5
18
0
sr^
97
100
102
188
125
258
247
23
75
20
8
6
3
20
Large
25
Vratcr salty.ii
(*)
10
6
« For analvsis see U. S. Cleol. Survev Water-Supplv Paper 102, p. 142, 1904.
i) Not plotted on map. Data from U. S. GeoL Survey Water-Supply Paper 232, p. 82, 1909.
BIDGEFIEXD.
AREA, POPTJLATIOX, AND INDUSTRIES.
Eiclgefield, a town typical of the western highlands of Connecticut.
is near the middle of the west bonndary of Fairfield County. Dan-
bury adjoins it on the north and Norwaik is 15 miles south on Long-
Island Sound. To the west is part of Westchester County, N". Y.
The town has an area of 35^ square miles. There are several exten-
sive stretches of woodland and many small wood lots. These woods
are uniformly distributed over the town on the hills and steeper
slopes and aggregate 14 square miles or 40 per cent of the total
area. The valleys are for the most part cleared.
Ridgefield was incorporated in 1709, and in 1901 the village was
made a borough. There have been no additions to or cessions of the
original territory. In 1910 the population was 3,118, an increase of
492 over the 1900 population. The density of population averages
88 to the square mile. The follovring table shows the population at
each census and the i>er cent change in the preceding interval :
Population of Eirhjefiehl, 115G-W10:-
Year.
Popula-
tion.
Per cent
change.
Year.
Popula-
tion.
Per cent
change.
1756
1,115
1,708
1,697
1,947
2,025
2,103
2,301
2,305
1840 . ..
2,474
2,237
2, 213
1,919
2, 028
2,235
2,626
3,118
-)- 7
1774
-1-53
- 1
+ 15
+ 4
H- 4
-:- 9
0
1850
— 10
1782
1860
— 1
1790
1870 - -
-13
isoo
1880.....
-f 6
1810
1890
-MO
1820
1900
-1-17
1830
1910
-1-19
a Connecticut Register and Manual, 1919, p. 640.
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