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Wednesday, July 13, 1988
Blue and
Some have called It the greatest battle in American history — Gettysburg. This July marks the 125th anniversary of the turning point in the Civil War, and local descendants and relatives of participants observed the milestone with a photo in Wolcott Park. From left: Leet Shields; C.B. Hays and daughter
Elizabeth Ann; Hugh Nevin and Susan Nevin Cockrell with son Peter; Ginney Kemper Ouffey-Gable; and Jean GIoz Fusco and children Joyce, Tim and Christina Fusco. For the story, turn to page 5.
(Photo by James Addison)
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By Eve Moore
As the drought puts new burdens on decreasing water supplies everywhere, Sewickley, EdgeWorth and outlying areas here face little threat of water shortage.
“Ri^t now we have no problem,” explains Sewickley Water Authority Chairman Otto Weiss Jr. He said because the borough’s water is supplied through an aquifer — a band of porous glacial material 70 feet l)elow the Ohio River — there’s little chance of a crisis.
Ernie Tucci, superintendent of Sewickley Water Works, explained that Sewickley uses two pumps to raise its water from the aquifer. “It’s a band of sand and gravel that catches rain and stream water before it goes to the river.” He opined that since the aquifer runs from Pittsburgh to Monaca, Sewickley’s positioning — “in the middle” — insures its supply.
While the situation, as it stands this w^k, is good — last week was bad, according to Tucci. He cit^ July 5-7 as a touchy time for the Sewickley water
supply. Sewickley normally sells approximately 1.2 million gallons of water to local customers, Tucci said. “Last week we were selling about 5 million.” He added that during that time, five Osborne homes were completely without water.
The situation was curtailed by asking people to cut back on extraneous usage, said Tucci “The reservoirs were low so we asked praple to cut back. They did and everything is fine now.”
Water sprinklers running too long were main offenders. According to Weiss, this wasn’t a case of less water to draw upon, but of not enough pumping power to accomodate the increased demand. “Right now we have no problems,” However, he warned, “If everyone we serve turns on water sprinklers...”
Meanwhile, downriyer: “We’re just telling them to use common sense,” says Edgeworth Water Authority office manager Elenore Kloes in reference to water users in the area and a proposed five percent county cutback in usage. “We haven’t received any official
notification of that cutback,” said Mrs. Kloes, “we’re just.letting it be a voluntary thing.”
Using the same water aquifer as Sewickley, Edgeworth Water Authority likewise presents a confident picture of the current situation. They have, however, asked individual people to cutout unnecessary usage.
Says Mrs. Kloes, “Common sense includes not leaving the sprinkler on all night, or washing the car. Sewickley Heights Golf Club (in Bell Acres) was hitting it (the system) very heavy. They had to cut back on their sprinkling time. They have lakes they can pump out of.”
In her 11 year-involvement with the water authority, Mrs. Kloes admits, “We’ve never had one (drou^t) this bad.” But she attributes the current situation to an increase in water consumption based upon “a lot of new homes” in the Bell Acres area.
Like Weiss, Mrs. Kloes says she believes the only way the situation could become Volatile would be through inefficient pumping — not water shortage.
Inside
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QV school employees receive pay raises
3
Planning commission offers C-1 changes
4
Manassas battlefield under siege again
8
Old Economy readies for annual Kunstfest
19
QV athletes shine in Junior Olympics
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