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APPENDIX Z

WATERWORKS OFFICE

GENERAL STATISTICS

(1) Rainfall (in inches)

1966-67 1967-68 Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory 87.85 69.67 Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments 83.76 68.95 Average annual rainfall 85.81 69.31

(2) Yield (in million gallons)

Yields from catchment areas: 1966-67 1967-68 Old reservoirs 22,119 22,882 Plover Cove 11,729 605 Pumped from the River Indus 4,062 14 Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells 84 4 Received from China by pipeline ... 164 Less losses: At Indus Fabridam + 14,925 Plover Cove pumped to waste 15,371 37,733 Total 54,208 wwwww.www. 416

(3) Storage (in million gallons)

Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs: Quantity Stored Old Reservoirs Plover Cove % Full Old Reservoirs Plover Cove Date 1st April, 1967 1,070 5,277 3,568 31.4 21.2 1st July, 1967 37,733 15,709 10,852 94.0 27.6 1st October, 1967 52,722 DOK 1st January, 1968 14,111 8,126 84.0 20.6 31st March, 1968 12,799 5,734 76.0 14.6 1966-67 1967-68 Total 44,392 39,919 (8,380 hours) (6,446 hours) 717 397 Total 45,109 40,316

(4) Consumption (in million gallons)

1966-67 1967-68 Urban areas New Territories Total 147

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APPENDIX Z WATERWORKS OFFICE GENERAL STATISTICS (1) Rainfall (in inches) 1966-67 1967-68 Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory 87.85 69.67 Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments 83.76 68.95 Average annual rainfall 85.81 69.31 (2) Yield (in million gallons) Yields from catchment areas: 1966-67 1967-68 Old reservoirs 22,119 22,882 Plover Cove 11,729 605 Pumped from the River Indus 4,062 14 Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells 84 4 Received from China by pipeline ... 164 Less losses: At Indus Fabridam + 14,925 Plover Cove pumped to waste 15,371 37,733 Total 54,208 wwwww.www. 416 (3) Storage (in million gallons) Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs: Quantity Stored Old Reservoirs Plover Cove % Full Old Reservoirs Plover Cove Date 1st April, 1967 1,070 5,277 3,568 31.4 21.2 1st July, 1967 37,733 15,709 10,852 94.0 27.6 1st October, 1967 52,722 DOK 1st January, 1968 14,111 8,126 84.0 20.6 31st March, 1968 12,799 5,734 76.0 14.6 1966-67 1967-68 Total 44,392 39,919 (8,380 hours) (6,446 hours) 717 397 Total 45,109 40,316 (4) Consumption (in million gallons) 1966-67 1967-68 Urban areas New Territories Total 147
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APPENDIX Z WATERWORKS OFFICE GENERAL STATISTICS (1) Rainfall (in inches) 1966-67 1967-68 Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory 87.85 69.67 Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments 83.76 68.95 Average annual rainfall 85.81 69.31 (2) Yield (in million gallons) Yields from catchment areas: Old reservoirs Plover Cove +2 Pumped from the River Indus *** Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells Received from China by pipeline Less losses: At Indus Fabridam 1966-67 1967-68 22,119 22,882 11,729 605 4,062 14 84 4 ཝཱ; 164 + 14,925 15,371 37,733 54,208 wwwww.www. 416 Plover Cove pumped to waste Total (3) Storage (in million gallons) Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs: Date 1st April, 1967 1st July, 1967 1st October, 1967 1st January, 1968 31st March, 1968 IMMAT 1,070 37,733 52,722 Quantity Stored Old % Full Plover Old Plover Reservoirs Cove Reservoirs Cove 5,277 31.4 3,568 21.2 15,709 10,852 94.0 27,6 DOK 14,111 8,126 84.0 20.6 12,799 5,734 76.0 14.6 1966-67 1967-68 44,392 39,919 (8,380 hours) (6,446 hours) 717 397 45,109 40,316 (4) Consumption (in million gallons) Urban areas New Territories Total : 147
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APPENDIX Z

WATERWORKS OFFICE

GENERAL STATISTICS

(1) Rainfall (in inches)

1966-67

1967-68

Rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory

87.85

69.67

Average rainfall recorded in Waterworks catchments

83.76

68.95

Average annual rainfall

85.81

69.31

(2) Yield (in million gallons)

Yields from catchment areas:

Old reservoirs

Plover Cove

+2

Pumped from the River Indus

***

Extracted from the Muk Wu Wells

Received from China by pipeline

Less losses:

At Indus Fabridam

1966-67

1967-68

22,119

22,882

11,729

605

4,062

14

84

4

ཝཱ;

164

+

14,925

15,371

37,733

54,208

wwwww.www.

416

Plover Cove pumped to waste

Total

(3) Storage (in million gallons)

Total storage in the Colony's impounding reservoirs:

Date

1st April, 1967

1st July, 1967

1st October, 1967

1st January, 1968

31st March, 1968

IMMAT

1,070

37,733

52,722

Quantity Stored Old

% Full

Plover

Old

Plover

Reservoirs

Cove

Reservoirs

Cove

5,277

31.4

3,568

21.2

15,709

10,852

94.0

27,6

DOK

14,111

8,126

84.0

20.6

12,799

5,734

76.0

14.6

1966-67

1967-68

44,392

39,919

(8,380 hours)

(6,446 hours)

717

397

45,109

40,316

(4) Consumption (in million gallons)

Urban areas

New Territories

Total

:

147

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