line of flow between the distillation units and the fresh water
Storage tanks, The additional security and protection was considered justified in view of the minor additional cost of this

equipment and of the materials required for operation. Hypochlorinators have a wide capacity range and hence were standard-

ized. Individual installations varied in accordance with the
size of the meter used. The meter constituted the actuating
device for control of rate of application of the sterilizing
solution,

7.

The fresh or distilled water surface storage tanks received

8.

The fresh water pumping station functioned in a manner simi-

the product of the battery of distillation units and furnished the source of supply for the fresh water pumps. This
fresh water was accumulated and stored in tanks at ground
elevation. Equalization between varying rates of distillation caused by the varying number of units in simitaneous
operation and the varying rate of demand upon the fresh water
pumping station was accomplished by the elevated storage tank.

lar to the salt water pumping station and differed only in
capacity and the kind of water pumped.

9.

The fresh water distribution system functioned in the same

manner as the salt water distribution system and in general

paralleled that system in extent and location. There were no
cross connections between these systems; therefore there was
no possibility of contamination.

10,

The fresh water elevated storage functioned in a manner simi-

lar to the salt water storage, both storage tanks being placed

upon a common elevated platform surmounting the common supporting tower.

ENIWETOK WATERWORKS SYSTEM
Raw water intake consisted of a vertical well-like structure 4 feet,

6 inches in diameter, constructed of prefabricated concrete pipe. The
intake well was located just off shore on the lagoon side of the island
near the northerly end of the island. Fram the bottom of this structure
a short section of 15 inch pipe extended into the lagoon, This pipe
conducted the sea water into the intake well, which was also the terminal point of the suction lines of the raw water pump station,

The raw water pump station was located ashore just south of the intake and housed the salt water pumps. This equipment consisted of three
electric-motor driven, horizontal centrifugal pumps, each having a capa-

city of 300 gpm and one standby gasoline-driven horizontal centrifugal
pump with a capacity of 300 gpm. The electric motor-driven pumps were
equipped for automatic control of operation, the starting and stopping

sequence of each pump being regulated by preestablished water levels
in the salt water elevated storage tank. Two pumps operating in parallel would thus furnish the volume required by a fire pumper unit connected to a fire hydrant.

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