[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    72 The River Otter supply yielded 344,203,000 gallons which repre¬ sents 52.75% of the water available from all sources. The total rainfall recorded at Leigh Reservoir on the Blackdowns was 43.32 inches whilst that at Clatworthy (Whites Farm) was 50.50 inches. On the 8th December the scour valve was closed at the new Clatworthy Reservoir to commence the impounding of water, and by 31st December 200,000,000 gallons of water had been impounded. The Maundown Filter Station will not be completed until the end of 1960, and in order to make some water available for supply during the sum.mer of 1960, the Corporation are installing a temporary filter plant to filter approximately 500,000 gallons of water a day, w'hich will be avail¬ able to the consumers. RURAL DISTRICTS: BATTIAVON. The Bath Corporation augmented the Bathampton Village supply by direct connection to their existing mains, thus com¬ pletely cutting out the village springs. BRIDGWATER. A 20,000 gallon capacity elevated Water Tower at Ashcott was provided at a cost of £2,350. Mains were laid to serve the Woolmersdon — Rhode area, also to serve the higher levels on the Catcott — Shapwick road, the total cost of which amounted to £3,256. CHARD. Provisional agreement was reached w’hereby the District Council will take over the mains water system at Hinton St. George from the Hinton St. George Water Users Association (now in liquidation). GLUTTON. The Water Supply Scheme'for the Mendip area was completed at a total cost of £28,815, also the Glutton to Midsomer Norton trunk main at approximately £54,000. With the completion of these exten¬ sions any serious shortage of water as was experienced in 1959 is un¬ likely to be repeated. The progress on the trunk main scheme enabled a steady improvement in the supply to be maintained, even though the drought continued into November. DULVERTON. Augmentation of the existing supply for Brush- ford, Dulverton and Exebridge, by provision of a pump at Marsh Bridge, Dulverton, together with filters, etc. was completed in March, 1959, at a I cost of £4,500. In addition, approximately 300 yards of badly corroded iron main at Brompton Regis was relayed with 2 in. bitumin lined steel pipe. Future proposals provide for the relaying of approximately 500 1 yards of 2 in. iron main through the village of Skilgate. 1 FROME. Although no major schemes were carried out during lithe year, approval was obtained for provision of mains water to the