[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “BRISTOL WATER^WORKS COMPANY (i) The 18V15 main between Cheddar and Rodney Stoke, forming part of the North Somerset Augmeritation Scheme for Wells City, Glastonbury Borough and Wells Rural was commissioned using temporary connections to enable water from the Cheddar Treatment Works to be passed to Draycott and to augment the supply to the Wells Rural areas fed from the system taken over with the amalgamation with Street Urban. (ii) The supply in the Tunley-Peasedown area of Bathavon Rural District was augmented by pumping water at Clandown out of the Norton Radstock system which was in turn augmented from the Stowey Works. (iii) A main was laid from Kilmersdon to Terry Hill with the object of providing an alternative supply to the Norton St. Philip/Paulkland area. (iv) At Walton a length of 1.690 yards of 4 main was laid to improve pressure in the higher parts of Walton. (V) By means of a 1,385 yards 3 extension from Kilmersdon the Village of Charlton was provided with a piped water supply. ^ f commenced work on the enlargement of the Rowberrow Treatment Works and the laying of a 6 mam to supply the Highbury area of Cole ford direct from the Tadhill reservoir system with the intention of improving pressure. population being supplied at the 31st December, 1964. was 275 830 and the average daily consumption per head in the Company’s area of supply (this includes Bristol and Gloucester) was 52.6 gallons. This figure is made up of 36.4 gallons for domestic use and 16.2 gallons for trade and other purposes. The length of mains laid in the County during 1964 amounted to 29.5 miles. Finally, the Company completed negotiations with the Urban District of Radstock R undertaking of this authority was transferred to Bristol Waterworks Company.’’ “WEST SOMERSET WATER BOARD Meteorological Office records indicate that 1964 was the second driest year 1921 being the driest. The Board’s records substantially agree' the Tainfall generally over the Board’s area of supply was ordy 70 per cent of the a^rage ainfall for the standard period of 1916 to 1950. -imni- spite of the low rainfalls, the Board were able to maintain unrestricted water = PP les over the majority of the area, and were able to supply a total of 3 464 433 596 gallons of water to meet the domestic, trade and metered supplies in the year.’ The quantity of water supplied in the three divisions of the Board were as tollows Bridgwater Division Minehead Division Taunton Division Total 1,547,633,000 gallons 262,363,596 gallons 1,654,437,000 gaUons 3,464,433.596 gallons