1948-1949

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Public Works Recurrent.

197. Headworks and Trunk Supplies:-The main details of storage in the impounding reservoirs are as follows:-

Storage in Million Gallons Date Remarks Gravitation Reservoirs Pumping Reservoirs Total ISLAND 336.03 472.98 809.01 1st April, 1948 445.10 746.07 1,191.17 1st April, 1949 Increase 382.16 M.G. 273.15 432.63 705.78 26th May, 1948 28th-31st July, 1948 23rd-25th Sept., 1948 653.76 1,708.79 2,362.55 Minimum storage for the year. Maximum storage on 11 days i.e. 27th-30th Sept., 1948 all reservoirs full, MAINLAND 1,151.59 1,151.59 1st April, 1948 1,397.45 1,397.45 1st April, 1949 Increase 245.86 M.G. 759.72 759.72 28th May, 1948 Minimum storage for the year. 28th July-6th Aug., 1948. 28th Aug.-1st Sept., 1948. 3rd-5th Sept., 1948 3,608.25 3,608.25 10th Sept., 1948 12th-16th Sept., 1948 20th-30th Sept., 1948 2nd & 3rd Oct., 1948 9th October, 1948

Further details are given in Tables I and II.

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Maximum storage on 38 days i.e. all reservoirs full.