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supply from the following catchment areas in Northumber- 

 land : 



1. Eede Valley gathering ground, 9848 acres, comprising 

 the head waters of the river Eede, east of Carter Fell 

 (1813 feet elevation), and feeding Catcleugh reservoir. 

 About one-third of the area, say 3300 acres, are owned by 

 the Company. 



2. Swinburn gathering ground, 4462 acres, with Little 

 Swinburn and Colt Crag reservoirs, near Barrasford on the 

 North Tyne. The Company own only the reservoir sites 

 and fringes of land adjacent. 



3. Hallington gathering ground, 5453 acres, with West 

 Hallington and East Hallington reservoirs near Colwell. 

 Erring Burn drains into a catchwater which is treated as 

 part of this gathering ground. The Company own only the 

 reservoir sites and fringes. 



4. Whittle Dene gathering ground, 4770 acres, with 

 seven reservoirs. The Company own only the reservoir sites 

 and fringes. 



5. The Company also obtain some water from the river 

 Pont at Matfen, with a catchment area of 7950 acres, not 

 owned and only partially used by the Company. 



The catchment areas, exclusive of the river Pont area, 

 which is only partially used, aggregate 24,533 acres, and are 

 largely hill pasture. The amount of arable land and number 

 of habitations and farmsteads on the various gathering 

 grounds have not been ascertained. The water is passed 

 through sand filters, and is reported to be of excellent 

 quality, without any action on lead. 



Weardale and Consett Water Company obtain their supply 

 from two catchment areas in Durham : 



1. Eiver Wear gathering ground, 6000 acres, between 

 700 and 1650 feet elevation, supplying Waskerley 

 reservoir (1172 feet O.D.) and Tunstall reservoir (720 

 feet O.D.), and comprising 5315 acres of hill pasture and 

 moor, 5 acres of gardens, and 680 acres of plantations. 



2, Eiver Derwent area, 3000 acres, between 1000 



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