APPENDIX Q
WATERWORKS OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
(i) Rainfall (in inches)
Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory in 1966/67 87.85 83.76 85.81 ... Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments in 1966/67 Average annual rainfall(ii) Yield (in million gallons)
1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 Yields from catchment areas 27,522 29,814 22,119 Pumped from the River Indus 3,611 2,211 605 Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells 125 84 ... Imported by Tankers from China 1,214 2 ... Imported by Merchant Ships 5,611 11,435 Received from China by pipeline 14,925 Total 38,085 43,460 37,733(iii) Storage (in million gallons)
Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs Date Quantity Stored Remarks 1st April, 1966 11,975 71.2% full 1st July, 1966 15,863 94.4% full 1st October, 1966 ... 13,415 79.5% full 1st January, 1967 8,760 52.1% full ... 31st March, 1967 5,291 31.5% full(iv) Consumption (in million gallons)
1965-66 1966-67 Urban areas ... ... New Territories ... ... Total 40,669 44,392 Daily average (8,760 hours) (8,380 hours) 825 717 Highest daily consumption 41,494 45,109 113.5 123.6 138.6 149.5(v) Pumping Stations
1965-66 1966-67 Fresh water pumping stations ... 123 Salt water pumping station 38 (including 4 temporary) 15 (including 2 temporary)APPENDIX Q
WATERWORKS OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
(i) Rainfall (in inches)
Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory in 1966/67
87.85
83.76
85.81
...
Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments in 1966/67 Average annual rainfall
(ii) Yield (in million gallons)
Yields from catchment areas Pumped from the River Indus Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells Imported by Tankers from China Imported by Merchant Ships Received from China by pipeline
Total
(iii) Storage (in million gallons)
...
4
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
27,522
29,814
22,119
3,611
2,211
605
125
84
1,214
2
...
5,611
11,435
14,925
38,085
43,460
37,733
Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs
Date
1st April, 1966
1st July, 1966
1st October, 1966
1st January, 1967
•
...
31st March, 1967
(iv) Consumption (in million gallons)
Urban areas
...
New Territories
...
...
...
Quantity Stored
Remarks
11,975
71.2% full
15,863
94.4% full
...
13,415
79.5% full
8,760
52.1% full
...
5,291
31.5% full
Total
Daily average
Highest daily consumption
(v) Pumping Stations
Fresh water pumping stations Salt water pumping station
...
1965-66
40,669
1966-67
44,392
(8,760 hours)
(8,380 hours)
825
717
41,494
45,109
113.5
123.6
138.6
149.5
...
123
38 (including 4 temporary) 15 (including 2 temporary)
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