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Water
Delivery Explanation
Below is a brief
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Most of the Earth's fresh water lies underground, in between cracks in the rocks and particles of soil.
Big deposits of this water are called "aquifers." The word comes from the Latin words "aqua" (water)
and "ferre" (to carry). Groundwater, like the water in oceans and streams, is always on the move.
Sometimes, groundwater comes to the surface all by itself, in "springs." Mostly, wells are dug, or
bored into the ground, and water is pumped to the surface.
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Most
modern wells are drilled. Drilled wells can be drilled more
than 1,000 feet deep. Often a pump is placed at the bottom
to push water up to the surface. The Department of Water
gets its water from 48 wells and tunnels to supply its 13 water
systems around the island. |
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Water
is pumped from the wells to the storage tanks. Typically
water is
pumped into the storage tank whenever the water in the tank
reaches a certain water level. Before water
is distributed into the storage tanks and distribution pipes, the
water is chlorinated to get rid of any
contaminants that may be in the water. |
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As
the water is pumped from the wells, it is sent to storage
tanks. A typical Department of Water storage tank holds
betweeen 100,000 to 1 Million gallons of water. |
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Water
Mains deliver water from the tanks and wells to each
community. Smaller pipes are used to distribute water to
each property. The Department of Water uses mostly ductile
iron and pvc for water distribution. |
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Meters are read by the Department of
Water on a two month cycle. The readings are used to
determine how many gallons of water was used between readings and
are used to determine your bi-monthly water bill.
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Every day our microbioligists go out
into the community and get water samples from tanks, parks, and
customer homes. These samples are tested for contaminants
to ensure the drinking quality of your water.
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Once a year, Water Quality Reports are
mailed out to each resident on the island to report the quality of
their drinking water.
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