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Worcester, Mass, is facing the most serious water famine in its history, according to advices from that city. Water Commissioner Batchelder takes a very pessimistic view of the situation His statement shows that March 15 of last year the reservoirs were full, containing 2,509,900,000 gallons, which is sufficient to supply Worcester for 250 days. There was at that time in Holden reservoir 997,000,000 gallons, 700,000,000 in Lynde Brook and 750,000,000 in Kettle Brook At present there is about 600,000,000 gallons in storage and the average spring rains of other years will not bring the help now needed. The high service reservoirs contain hut a little more than 100,000,000 gallons, and Water Commissioner Batchelder has ordered the supply shut off from them because it would be dangerous to drain off any more water. Worcester has already taken steps to add to its water supply at a cost of $2,000,000 or more, in taking the Asnebumskit watershed in Paxton, which will double the present storage capacity. Since Worcester seized Kettle Brook supply the citv has grown nearly 50,000 in population. and the daily consumption varies from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 gallons.
Worcester, Mass, is facing the most serious water famine in its history, according to advices from that city. Water Commissioner Batchelder takes a very pessimistic view of the situation His statement shows that March 15 of last year the reservoirs were full, containing 2,509,900,000 gallons, which is sufficient to supply Worcester for 250 days. There was at that time in Holden reservoir 997,000,000 gallons, 700,000,000 in Lynde Brook and 750,000,000 in Kettle Brook At present there is about 600,000,000 gallons in storage and the average spring rains of other years will not bring the help now needed. The high service reservoirs contain hut a little more than 100,000,000 gallons, and Water Commissioner Batchelder has ordered the supply shut off from them because it would be dangerous to drain off any more water. Worcester has already taken steps to add to its water supply at a cost of $2,000,000 or more, in taking the Asnebumskit watershed in Paxton, which will double the present storage capacity. Since Worcester seized Kettle Brook supply the citv has grown nearly 50,000 in population. and the daily consumption varies from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 gallons.
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