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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1974.
WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (THURSDAY) STOOD AT 54,379 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.8 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67.300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 59,142 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
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THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 38,343 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 46,031 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 75.9 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RE- CORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 2,112.3 MM (83.16 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,117.5 MM (83.37 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 0.25 PER CENT.
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