DAMS OVERFLOWING
DOWNPOUR SWELLS WATER-SUPPLY HUGE RISE AT HUIA Nihotupu and Waitakere dams aoverflowing, and the new Huia a, had yesterday gained gallons since \\ ednestlay The increase at Huia was phenomenal. because the ordinary increase ir, a day is only 3,000.000 gallons dry weather, it is less. The 'i ar . rainfall brought about a rise of stt fi' in one day in the water level. ln Huia dam now contains IST (lOftwo gallons at a level of 62ft Sin. ’ When lilled. Huia will hold 526,000 006 gallons. ’ w The report to the Water Committee of the City Council, presented la-, evening, indicated that the Waitakere Nihotupu and Nihotupu auxiliarv dan, were on the fringe of the capacity 1 040,000.000 gallons. At the momem the average daily consumption of water is 7.555.000 gallons, but wi , h Huias supply added, a conservative estimate says the city could use 14,000,000 gallons a day safely
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 803, 25 October 1929, Page 6
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151DAMS OVERFLOWING Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 803, 25 October 1929, Page 6
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