Mains Sub-Division
10.07 Extensions to both fresh and salt water distribution mains were carried out to supply new development areas, undersized or defective mains replaced, and alterations made to facilitate road construction work. A total of 85 miles of mains were laid as extensions to the fresh and salt water distribution systems.
10.08 Systematic waste detection continued throughout the year. Quarterly checks were carried out in 223 fresh water areas and annual checks in 25 salt water areas. A number of major leaks were discovered and repaired, resulting in an estimated daily saving of nearly five million gallons of water.
House Service Sub-Division
10.09 The number of additional meters installed was 59,244, an increase of 21% on the number installed during 1970-71.
General
SUPPLY DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
**H. J. WOODTHORPE, C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., M.I.W.E.**
10.10 The Division comprises a Headworks Sub-Division, responsible for the maintenance and operation of storage reservoirs, intakes, filter stations, trunk mains and service reservoirs, and an Operations Sub-Division, responsible for monitoring pumping stations, treatment works, service reservoirs and other facilities, for the collection and processing of hydrological data for design and record purposes, and for the development of rules for the operation of the multi-reservoir system.
10.11 At the end of the year 25,861 million gallons of water was held in storage, including 18,238 million gallons in the Plover Cove Reservoir. Storage at the end of the previous year was 37,614 million gallons, of which 30,809 million gallons was in Plover Cove. Rainfall for the year was 76.40 inches, which is 10.5% below average, and the
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Mains Sub-Division
10.07 Extensions to both fresh and salt water distribution mains were carried out to supply new development areas, undersized or defective mains replaced, and alterations made to facilitate road con- struction work. A total of 85 miles of mains were laid as extensions to the fresh and salt water distribution systems.
10.08 Systematic waste detection continued throughout the year. Quarterly checks were carried out in 223 fresh water areas and annual checks in 25 salt water areas. A number of major leaks were discovered and repaired, resulting in an estimated daily saving of nearly five million gallons of water.
House Service Sub-Division
10.09 The number of additional meters installed was 59,244, an increase of 21% on the number installed during 1970-71.
General
SUPPLY DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
H. J. WOODTHORPE, C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., M.I.W.E.
10.10 The Division comprises a Headworks Sub-Division, respon- sible for the maintenance and operation of storage reservoirs, intakes, filter stations, trunk mains and service reservoirs, and an Operations Sub-Division, responsible for monitoring pumping stations, treatment works, service reservoirs and other facilities, for the collection and processing of hydrological data for design and record purposes, and for the development of rules for the operation of the multi-reservoir system.
10.11 At the end of the year 25,861 million gallons of water was held in storage, including 18,238 million gallons in the Plover Cove Reservoir. Storage at the end of the previous year was 37,614 million gallons, of which 30,809 million gallons was in Plover Cove. Rainfall for the year was 76.40 inches, which is 10.5% below average, and the
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