RURAL WATER-SUPPLIES
[To the Editor of Tim SPECTATOR.] Snt,—I have read with interest Sir William Beach Thomas's suggestion in The Spectator of June 15th, that wells should be sunk for communal use in villages, in preference to huge " grid " schemes which are not likely to be realized. I venture to hope that he will press this suggestion till those who have power to act take notice of it. I think that what he suggests might be developed further.
Water from such wells could be electrically pumped to• tanks, from which it could be drawn off as required. It is a miserable sight to see a man spending hours in hand-pumping to fill a water cart for a distant farm. The Electric Companies would supply power at very low rates during daylight hours ; and it is only during daylight hours that the tanks would need to be kept automatically filled. People would not come-to draw water at night.
The idea could be carried a step further if pipes were laid from the tank to the houses, or to standpipes at various centres. But this would add to the capital outlay.—I am,
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