HEADS WATER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 76, 20 May 1946, Page 5

HEADS WATER

A NATURAL SUPPLY MANY UNDERGROUND STREAMS Few residents of the Heads ar< aware that beneath the land upoi which** their houses are built is i water supply contained in numerou underground streams which pou into the ocean at the rate of thous ands of gallons per day, sufficien and more, in fact, to give th whole of that area an ample an lasting supply. This water emanates from numer ous springs in the hills overlookih the Heads. In the area at the en( past the Harbourmaster’s residenci just before the commencement c the beach, some six or eight well dc fined streams at a depth of probabl less than 20 feet exist. These alon are emptying into the sea approx matcly 1000 gallons of water p< hour—24,ooo gallons per day. Th output may be seen flowing contim ally down over the sand on the oth< side of the concrete retaining wa

Thus, each dwelling probably h several springs at its complete di posal, and all that is necessary is t the resident's therein to locate tl source, sink a bore, and tap the n tural reservoir. We feel sure two the local councillors who have h; experience in such matters wou be only too pleased to extend a lit friendly advice (sic.)