improved by yield from the Stage II catchment areas of the Plover Cove reservoir where impounding commenced on 26th June. From this date the full potential of the Indus flood pumping station was also effectively realized. 1,804 million gallons of water, additional to the minimum of 15,000 million gallons quoted in the Agreement, were supplied from China and this supply continued until 25th June. In November 1966, at a meeting held with representatives of the People's Council of Kwangtung Province, it was verbally agreed that additional water could be made available if required in July, August and September 1967. In the event written requests for 2,000 M.G. for each of these months were ignored by the Chinese authorities and no water was drawn from China between 26th June and 30th September. Normal supplies were resumed on 1st October in accordance with the Agreement and at the end of the year the amount due was 5,002 million gallons. Little rain fell in May, June and July and on 13th July storage had dropped to 3,147 million gallons, or 18.8% of the then total storage capacity. Heavy rainfall in August filled most of the reservoirs and the normal dry season started with 15,709 million gallons, or 94% of total storage in old reservoirs and 10,852 million gallons of water, with a salinity on 1st October of 1250 parts per million of sodium chloride, in the new Plover Cove reservoir,
8.09. The 16-hour daily supply in operation when the year commenced was reduced successively to eight hours daily and four hours on alternate days due to the poor storage position and low yield from catchment areas. A four hour supply every fourth day became necessary on 13th July and was maintained until 22nd August, when a daily supply was reintroduced. Apart from short periods when reservoirs were overflowing and a full supply could be given, the four hour daily supply was maintained until 30th September. On 1st October supply from China resumed and full supply was restored. On 5th October extraction from Plover Cove commenced and slightly saline water, with salinity not greater than 600 parts per million of sodium chloride, was then introduced into supply. Salinity was increased to 900 parts per million of sodium chloride in November and supply was maintained within this maximum limit until 27th March, when use of Plover Cove water for supply purposes was discontinued due to the considerable fresh water yields from above average February/March rainfall. Special arrangements were made to supply industry in selected industrial areas with non-saline water. A peak daily consumption of 160.35 million gallons was registered on 31st May, when the daily supply period was 16 hours, compared with a peak consumption last year of 149.5 million gallons per day on
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improved by yield from the Stage II catchment areas of the Plover Cove reservoir where impounding commenced on 26th June. From this date the full potential of the Indus flood pumping station was also effectively realized. 1,804 million gallons of water, additional to the minimum of 15,000 million gallons quoted in the Agreement, were supplied from China and this supply continued until 25th June. In November 1966, at a meeting held with representatives of the People's Council of Kwangtung Province, it was verbally agreed that additional water could be made available if required in July, August and September 1967. In the event written requests for 2,000 M.G. for each of these months were ignored by the Chinese authorities and no water was drawn from China between 26th June and 30th September. Normal supplies were resumed on 1st October in accordance with the Agreement and at the end of the year the amount due was 5,002 million gallons. Little rain fell in May, June and July and on 13th July storage had dropped to 3,147 million gallons, or 18.8% of the then total storage capacity. Heavy rainfall in August filled most of the reservoirs and the normal dry season started with 15,709 million gallons, or 94% of total storage in old reservoirs and 10,852 million gallons of water, with a salinity on 1st October of 1250 parts per million of sodium chloride, in the new Plover Cove reservoir,
8.09. The 16-hour daily supply in operation when the year commenced was reduced successively to eight hours daily and four hours on alternate days due to the poor storage position and low yield from catchment areas. A four hour supply every fourth day became necessary on 13th July and was maintained until 22nd August, when a daily supply was reintroduced. Apart from short periods when reservoirs were overflowing and a full supply could be given, the four hour daily supply was main- tained until 30th September. On 1st October supply from China resumed and full supply was restored. On 5th October extraction from Plover Cove commenced and slightly saline water, with salinity not greater than 600 parts per million of sodium chloride, was then introduced into supply. Salinity was increased to 900 parts per million of sodium chloride in November and supply was maintained within this maximum limit until 27th March, when use of Plover Cove water for supply purposes was discontinued due to the considerable fresh water yields from above average February/March rainfall. Special arrangements were made to supply industry in selected industrial areas with non-saline water. A peak daily consumption of 160.35 million gallons was registered on 31st May, when the daily supply period was 16 hours, compared with a peak consumption last year of 149.5 million gallons per day on
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