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recreative purposes, etc.); areas in villages, towns and small cities lacking 

 water systems; in parts of cities to which the water mains have not yet 

 been extended, etc., must depend upon some other source of water supply. 

 In such situations the source of water supply may come from springs, 

 wells, flowing streams or from a natural lake or an artificial reservoir formed 

 by impounding water. 



Amount of Water Required. 



It is exceedingly difficult to estimate the amount of water required 

 for general park purposes. In outlying parks it is presumed that very little 

 or no water would be used for irrigation purposes. For drinking purposes 

 the supply should be adequate enough to provide at least from one quart 

 to three quarts per attendant at the park. For family, tourist and organ- 

 ized camps where water is used for drinking, cooking, laundrying, the supply 

 needed would range from ten to thirty gallons per person per day. If in 

 addition to all the foregoing mentioned purposes flush toilets are used the 

 supply needed would be approximately fifty gallons per day per person. 



PLATE No. 302 



PUMP SHELTER IN ONE OF THE RURAL PARKS, ERIE COUNTY PARK SYSTEM, 



ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK 



Note the wide concrete platform around the well. 



