. Journal of the New England Water Works Association . xcessive rainfall of the summerseason by which that year was characterized and no doubl also by theprevailing business depression. The future needs of the city in the matter of water supply have beenestimated as follows: (See also Diagram No. 5). Per l Daily Total Year. Population. osumption Consumpt (Gallo L9201 121 217 83 2 10 085 L925 136 300 11 858 000 1930 151 700 90 6 13 711 000 L935 166 900 94 1 L5 705 000 L940 INI 900 97 5 17 7:1.:. 000 loi:, , Kid 10(1 s m 797 (ion L950 210 sun mi n 21 923 000 L955 225 ooo 107 1 21 097 1
. Journal of the New England Water Works Association . xcessive rainfall of the summerseason by which that year was characterized and no doubl also by theprevailing business depression. The future needs of the city in the matter of water supply have beenestimated as follows: (See also Diagram No. 5). Per l Daily Total Year. Population. osumption Consumpt (Gallo L9201 121 217 83 2 10 085 L925 136 300 11 858 000 1930 151 700 90 6 13 711 000 L935 166 900 94 1 L5 705 000 L940 INI 900 97 5 17 7:1.:. 000 loi:, , Kid 10(1 s m 797 (ion L950 210 sun mi n 21 923 000 L955 225 ooo 107 1 21 097 1 1900 239 loo no 1 26 325 ooo loo:, 27,:; 200 28 612 ooo 1970 207 100 30 930 000 Ii other than census years are estimtFigures foi 1920 ad ual, all i I ited. 540 WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. As in the case of Fall River, the estimates may seem large but the favorablelocation of the city and the probable extension of its boundaries shouldbe allowed for in any estimate of future growth. 500000 Zo < _l 100000 5QOO0 1870 I860 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1560 1970Diagram No. 5. Sources of Supply. The city of New Bedford was formerly supplied from a storage reservoiron the Acushnet River which furnished water which would now be re-garded as of very poor quality for domestic use, being highly colored andheavily charged with organic matter, especially in the earlier years. Inmany respects the condition of the water of this reservoir is much the same GOODNOUGH. 541 to-day. In 1886 the supply from the Acushnet Reservoir was supple-mented by diversion into it through a canal, of water from Little QuittacasPond, one of the Lakeville sources, and later on, in the year 1899, workswere completed for supplying the city wholly from Little Quittacas with water flowing into it from Great Quittacas the authority of the Legislature these two ponds were separatedfrom the remaining ponds of the Lakeville group and granted to
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