Mobile Has Pure Water Supply The present water works system of Mobile, Ala., consists of three separate units, the water being drawn from two streams, the Three-Mile Creek and Eight-Mile or Clear Creek, both of which, it is claimed, are free from pollution. The Eight-Mile Creek is eleven miles from the city. The water is then pumped into the reservoirs, which are situated at an elevation of 210 feet above the city, which produce a pressure of 90 pounds. Two of the pumping stations, the Bienville and Spring Hill plants, are kept constantly in use and have a daily capacity each of more than 10,000,000 gallons. The Stein plant, which was built about 1842, has a capacity of 4,000,000 gallons and is held in reserve for emergency purposes. E. B. Kay, a government expert, in a recent analysis reported that the water is free from suspended matter and sediment, and…
