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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1974

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WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 54,384 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.8 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 58,266 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 38,707 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 45,509 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 76.6 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 RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 2,112.3 MM (83.16 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,128.0 MM (83.78 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 0.7 PER CENT.

WATERLOO ROAD TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE SECTION OF WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC FOR A FEW WEEKS FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 22).

THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOUTHBOUND ELEVATED ROAD ON WATERLOO ROAD.

SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON WATERLOO ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED ALONG BOUNDARY STREET, EARL STREET AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO REJOIN WATERLOO ROAD.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.