} j Reproduced f “ILD PER DOF ye QULY, 15, 1994 JI) SENTSGALLE To 20° niin S&S. the National Archives Pacific Southwest Region - 3 - N&YYON docks to the propesed weather station site. The availability of ether constructien equipment, such as, cranes, forklifts, etc., was discussed with Captain Anderson and it was found that forklifts were not available and that general construction equipment, other than facilities for transit-mix concrete and transporting carge, were not readily available, due te the fact that all sucheearnent is normally required by British h Phosphate Commission mining acti ties. The local electrical pewer on Nauru is 250 velt, 50 cycle, and the present demand is such that it has recently been necessary to extend the existing system in order to serve the present facilities. Due to the fact that weather station equipment requires 60 cycle current and relatively close voltage contrel - for instruments, it 1s strongly recommended that power for the weather station be independently supplied by 60 sycle AEC or government furnished generators , in line with our normal practice. The water supply of Nauru Island is by rain catchment and from fresh water _ brought in as ballast ‘in British Phesphate Commission ships. The water supply is adequate for the needs ef the present population; however, the supply is subject te wide fluctuation depending upon arrival of ships and rainfall. In order that a sufficient fresh water supply is available at all times for weather station persomel without encreachzent upon the supply for the inhabitents of Nauru Island, it is alse strongly recommended that water supply fer the weather station be by distillation units as normally employed at our effisland weather station sites, It is also recommended that weather station communication facilities be independent of the Nauru communication facilities in order that uninterrupted communications will be available during critical periods. Since it is assumed that weather station power will be independent ef the Nauru power supply and the communication equipment will be government supplied, an independent communication system presents no problems other than the erectionof an antenna system, which is a relatively miner iten. The attached drawing, No. FS-6161, Revision No. 1, titled "Nauru Island", Jaly 1956 survey, reflects the weather station siting as proposed during the previous survey trip to Nauruen 23 July 1956. During the current trip and immediately following the meeting with the Secretary on 26 February 1957, the weather station sites previously selected were reviewed and it was recommended that new sites be chosen for the following reasons: Site No. 1 previously selected is on the edge of a bluff approximately 150 feet high, and is appreximately twe miles by read from the airstrip. This site is inadequate in size and does not lend itself te economical construction dus to transportation diffioulties, and also the fact that sewage disposal would involve either a long pipeline or possible contamination of nearby areas if a leaching field were installed. Other than an area approximately 35' x 75', this site is in lecation from which phosphate has been removed and there are