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Tuesday, July 10, 1973
MORE WATER FROM SHATIN
Major extensions to the Sha Tin Treatment Works, a focal point
of Hong Kong's water supplies, are almost completed.
A spokesman for the P.W.D.'s Waterworks Office said today that
the project, which is part of the Plover Cove Extension Scheme and which is
costing about $60 million, is about to become operational. Part of the
works, the settlement tanks, came into operation in May. The other
section, the pumps and filters, will be contributing to the increased
yield during this month.
With this stage completed, Sha Tin will be one of the world's
largest treatment and filtration plants, with an output capacity of at
least 175 million gallons a day with provision for a further extension
to 240 million gallons a day when the High Island Water Scheme comes
into operation.
The increased capacity represents about 90 per cent of the average
daily consumption of mains water in Hong Kong as it stood last year - 195.5
million gallons a day. The present average daily consumption is about
230 million gallons a day.
The extensions comprise new settlement tanks and filters, a new
filtered water tank and an additional pumping station.
Extra handling and storage facilities for the chemicals needed for
water treatment have also been provided, the spokesman added.
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