The water supply of towns and the construction of waterworks : a practical treatise for the use of engineers and students of engineering

The author covers topics ranging from different qualities of water and ascertaining whether a proposed source of supply is going to be sufficient to different kinds of dams, sand filtration, and pumping machinery. Abstract: The author covers topics ranging from different qualities of water and ascertaining whether a proposed source of supply is going to be sufficient to different kinds of dams, sand filtration, and pumping machinery