FEILDING’S WATER SUPPLY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 116, 17 April 1939, Page 4

FEILDING’S WATER SUPPLY

Although the town has experienced a long 6]>ell of dry weather, the borough water supply has been well maintained a.nd at present both reservoirs arc lull. Throughout the day the level drops three'or four inches, but at night the supply is augmented and there is an overflow. On Fridays, when there is a maximum draw-off, the level is lowered to G inches below the overflow level. When it is realised that other towns have suffered seriously from the drought, the position in Feilding may ho regarded as highly satisfactory, and it goes to show very clearly that the town lias a source of supply which must he the envy of other boroughs not so well placed. As a precautionarymeasure, however, the Borough Council wisely placed restrictions on the use of hoses which must he hold in the hand if used. The object of the restriction was primarily enforced for the purpose of maintaining pressure iii the reticulation system in order to give the residents on the higher sec tions of the borough a satisfactoryservice. On Saturday afternoon there were prospects of the drought breaking, but only a shower was experienced, and that was not sufficient to do any good.