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?3 APPROXIMATELY 6~ OF THAT AREA IS IN FOREST OR WOODLAND AND THE REMAINING AREA IS USED FOR PASTURES~ ORCHARDS OR CULTIVATION OF FIELD CROPS. A STREAM FLOW GAUGING STATION WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON THE SOUTH FORK IN ~952 AND THE GAUGING STATION AT PALMYRA AS WELL AS OTHER RECORDS SHOW THIS SOURCE TO BE VERY RELIABLE. (4) THE SOUTH FORK SOURCE OFFERS FUTURE EXPANSION BECAUSE THE RECORDS INDICATE THAT IN 1990 THE CITY WILL BE USING ONLY ABOUT 10~ OF THE YEARLY STREAM FLOW FOR ITS WATER SUPPLY. THE DAM WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT IN LATER YEARS "FLASH" BOARDS COULD BE INSTALLED AT A VERY NOMINAL COST AND THE CAPACITY OF THE STORAGE DAM WOULD BE INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 30~;ALSO IN FUTURE YEARS:, AFTER 40 TO 50' YEARS~ 'IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL STORAGE DAMS UP STREAM AND THEN RELEASE WATER AS NEEDED TO THE LOWER DAM. (5) THE REPORT STATES~ "THE QUALITY OF THE WATER TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOUTH FORK WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT WHICH COULD BE OBTAINED FROM MOORMANS RIVER OR MECHUMS RIVER~ AND WOULD PROBABLY BE SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THAT WHICH COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE RIVANNA RIVER BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS. THE;~ATEE TO BE OBTAINED FROM EITHER THE SOUTH FORK OR THE RIVANNA RIVER IS CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN THAT WHICH COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE JAMES RIVER. ~E BELIEVE A FINISHED WATER AT LEAST EQUAL IN QUALITY TO THAT PRODUCED BY THE EXISTING SYSTEM COULD BE PRODUCED BY A PLANT OBTAINING WATER FROM EITHER THE SOUTH FORK OR THE RIVANNA RIVER~ AND tT IS POSSIBLE THAT AT TIMES THE COST OF CHEMICALS USED IN TREATING WATER FROM EITHER THE SOUTH FORK OR THE RIVANNA RIVER WOULD BE LESS THAN THE COST OF CHEMICALS FOR TREATING WATER FROM THE EXISTING SOURCES. SINCE THE FINISHED WATER FROM THE SOUTH FORK WOULD BE VERY COMPARABLE WITH THE FINISHED WATER IN THE EXISTING SYSTEM WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY DIFFICULTY IN PLACING THESE TWO WATERS IN THE CITY'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FROM TWO DIFFERENT POINTS. ON OCTOBER 5TH~ 1961 THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE ENGINEERS TO SECURE BIDS FOR CORE DRILLING AT THE SOUTH ~ORK SITE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE SITE WAS SUITABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM. THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED:, CONTRACT LET) AND THE DRILLING OPERATIONS COMPLETED IN JANUARY~ ~962. THE REPORT OF THE DRILLING COMPANY AND THEIR GEOLOGIST STATED THAT THE PROPOSED SITE ABOUT ½ MILE WEST OF U. S, ROUTE 29 WAS SUITABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM. OUR ENGINEERS THEN SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST A REVISED PROGRAM WHEREBY THE PROJECT COULD BE BUILT IN STAGES AND THE ORIGINAL PROJECT OF A DAM CONSTRUCTED TO ELEVATION 382 (THIS WOULD MEAN A DAM ~2 FEET IN HEIGHT) A TWO TO THREE MILLION GALLON FILTER PLANT) ~HICH COULD BE ENLARGED AT A LATER DATE~ A TRANSMISSION LINE DESIGNED TO CARRY THE ULTIMATE NEEDS FROM THE SOUTH FORK AND WHICH WOULD BE CONNECTED WITH THE C TY)S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ON U. S. 29 NORTH) A ONE MILLION GALLON STORAGE TANK:, PUMPS AND OTHER APPURTANCES AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY LAND FOR THE ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORAGE OF WATER CAUSED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAM AND THE LATER ADDITION OF THE "FLASH" GATES) AND ALSO INCLUDING THE RAISING OF THE HIGHWAY BRIDGES AND CHANGE OF ROADS NEAR HYDRAULIC AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY ~3) 000,000.00, THEY ADVISED THAT AT LEAST 3 YEARS TIME WOULD BE REQUIREDTO DRAW THE PLANS) SECURE THE RIGHTS OF WAY AND CONSTRUCT THE DAM~ TREATMENT PLANT~ LINES ETC. THE CiTY MANAGER URGED THAT THE COUNCIL PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM.HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ENGINEERS ON THE FACT THAT WE WERE NEARING THE TIME WHEN OUR EXISTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF WATER FOR THE CITY AND WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY THE CiTY WOULD CEASE TO GROW. THE CiTY MANAGER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ISSUANCE OF ~3)000:,000.00 OF BONDS WOULD REQUIRE AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 60~ IN THE PRESENT WATER RATES AND THAT THE SEWER RATES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED DOWN- WARD SO THAT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR SEWERAGE WOULD BE COLLECTED AFTER THE NEW,TLR RATES WERE ADOPTED. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE NEW WATER:RATES SHOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE SOON AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. ON APRI'L 20TH) 1962 THE COUNCIL'MET WITH THE ENGINEERS, MR. KREBS AND MR. ~HEELER AND AFTER DISCUSSION AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION ON JUNE 12~ 1962 TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF ,3, ooo, ooo.oo IN BONDS~ SO THAT THIS PROJECT COULD PROCEED AT ONCE~ WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON ~EDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH~ ]962 AT ~ O'CLOCK P. M. INFORMATION ON EXISTING SYSTEM STORAGE (3 DAMS) .~000)000:,OOO GALLONS CONSUMPTION 1955-396~ (GALLONS) YEAR PEAK DAY 955 1 ~-313~ 947~ 000 5~ 721 ) 000 956 ! ~ 423~ 883~ 000 6~ 000~ 000 957 ~ ~ 634) 673~ 000 6,950,000 958 1,557~ 062:, 000 6~ 058) 000 959 '1 ~ 736~, 325~ 000 7 ~ 690:, 000 960 1,723~ 030:, 000 6) 900~, 000 961 1 :, 668:, 550) 000 6~ 090,000 PEAK MONTHS (GALLONS) 1955 JULY 140~703,000 1956 JULY 136~402)000 1957 AUGUST 173)271~000 1958 OCTOBER 152~ 680, 000 1959 MAY ~' 180,860) O00 1960 JULY 166~ 350,000 1961 AUGUST 156~240~000.