154 WORGRET HILL ANt> WAREHAM WATER SUPPLY. 



water was found in a coarse silicious sand with much " lydite," 

 struck at about 108 feet from the surface, and this water rose to 

 a level of 91 feet from the surface in the Well. Borings were 

 subsequently continued about this period to a depth of 1 2 1 feet 

 from the surface. 



In November, 1900, there was a fortnight's test-pumping, 

 when the flow was found to be 94 gallons per minute. In 

 August, 1901, the permanent pumps were fixed, and in November 

 of that year a further test-pumping yielded 56,000 gallons of 

 water in ten hours. There seems to have been some suspicion 

 as to the turbidity of the water, and Mr. Chatterton, the 

 engineer, then felt satisfied that if some turbidity still existed it 

 could be got rid of by deepening the Well. 



In June, 1902, the depth of water in the Well was 8ft. loin. 

 Samples of the water were taken from the Well for analysis. 

 Mr. Drew supplies the following particulars as to the quality of 

 the water. According to the analysis of Dr. Comyns Leach, the 

 water (filtered from sediment, it is presumed), contains eight and 

 a-half grains of dissolved mineral matter per gallon. The 

 amount of chlorine found indicates that some of this must be 

 common salt. No lime is mentioned in this analysis, but there 

 is about half a grain of iron per gallon. On the whole the water 

 is so soft that it will have to be artificially hardened in order to 

 reduce its solvent action on lead pipes, &c. The amount of 

 organic matter is small, and there are no prejudicial nitrogen 

 compounds. Like most Bagshot waters a slight opalescence is 

 noticeable. 



On the 4th February, 1903, an enquiry instituted by the Local 

 Government Board was held at Wareham, in the matter of the 

 application of the Town Council to borrow a certain amount for 

 the purposes of a water supply. This was sanctioned in 

 September, 1904, and the tender of Messrs. Docwra and Sons, to 

 carry out the works was accepted. These works consisted chiefly 

 in making a reservoir on the top of Worgret Hill, and in laying 

 the mains to and throughout the town of Wareham. During the 

 operations Messrs. Docwra used a considerable quantity of water 



