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N R2TIM m mm M. MONTQOMERT Consulting Engineer Bear Mr. laxfield: , accordance with your Instructions 1 hare reviewed the plan developed fey Mr. Ralph ©*Kelli* Consul ting Engineer, for supplying supplemental water to the has Togas Talley Water District fro® the water supply facilities of B.M.I. My study of Mr. ©?Kelli’s plan |§8 ei^lified fey reason of ay past association with the project. The original B« M.I. water supply system was designed and tins const­ruction supervised fey the engineering fir® which 1 then headed as general manager and chief engineer. My review of the proposed plan Included a study of Mr 0*11 sill’s tQ wm and the accompanying drawing as well as interviews with hi® personally. An examination was made of the hydraulic characteristics of the system proposed fey Sr. O’Heill. ?,?y findings are in close agreement with his. & Mp* O*Neill's plan is sound fro® as engineering standpoint. In­creasing the capacity of the intake pumping station could fee acc­omplished in any one of several ways, the pipe line to the Manganese Ores plant has adequate capacity *»d, even at full flow of §0 all lion gallons per day, the velocity would not fee excessive. The booster pumping station could fee utilised without change and. as stated fey Mr * 01 Neill, with little or no loss of efficiency, other features of the plan are In accordance with well established practice. It is sy opinion that the plan worked out fey Mr, 0’Kelli fully answers the requirements of the Federal Government and the Water District, as 2 understand them, and that it represents an extremely economical solution to the problem. J MWLt-Bm Tours Very truly, I signed) James M. Montgomery.