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WATER SUPPLY
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Eniwetok:
Initial garrison was using rain water.
Within
48 hours after advance party arrived, kr. WSR 2nc SS
Lt (3g) U.S.N. had taken an old 1200 GPD Badger distillation unit
from the salvage line, overhauled it and put it into operation.
On the first LST a 6000 GPD Meco Diesel distillation unit was
unloaded and within 8 hours of locating it on a marginal pier, canvas 3000 gallon tanks were set up and the unit put into operation
by an Engineer water team from the Hawaiian Engineer Water School
of four men and Mr. se. Engineer Mechanical Advisor from the same
school.
Three Cleaver-Brooks 3000 gallons per day stills were next installed temporarily at the old still site near Officers Mess.
This
installation was completed within five (5) days after arrival of the
first LST.
.
A permanent bank of 12 Cleaver-Brooks stills were installed near
the Bomber Mess and was ready to function the day the Mess was opened.
A bank of 5 stills (Cleaver-Brooks 3000GPD) was to be installed
at the Port Mess to supply that mess and assist the large bank when
the working parties returned from the other islands to swell the
Eniwetok population.
It was later thought best to return these stills
unused and depend upon the large bank, thus saving equipment, labor
and time.
A safety factor was had in the presence of a large water
ship in the lagoon.
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