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HISTORY

OF THE WATER SUPPLY

OF THE

BOROUGH OF BEAVER

BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

 

By Harry Phillips

 

Published jointly by the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation and the Beaver County Tourist Promotion Agency.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Water - A Definiton

The Nature of Water

People, Water and History

The Borough of Beaver and Water

Judge Alexander Addison

Early Reservoirs

Dr. Joseph H. Bausman

Beaver Borough Municipal Authority

The Distribution System and Total Investment

Per Capita Water Consumption

The Sewage Treatment Plant

Who Owns the "Water Lot"?