184 FOEESTS, WOODS, AND TREES 



Accrington District Gas and Water Board obtain part of 

 their water supply from three gathering grounds : 



1. Mitchell's two reservoirs, Accrington, 460 acres, 

 between 977 and 1200 feet elevation. 



2. Burnley Eoad reservoir, Huncoat, 250 acres, between 

 634 and 850 feet elevation. 



3. Dean Clough reservoir, Great Harwood, 540 acres, 

 between 504 and 745 feet elevation. 



The total area, 1250 acres, is made up of 1198 acres of 

 hill pasture and moor, 45 acres of arable land, and 7 acres 

 of plantations ; and on it there are 1 2 dwelling-houses and 

 farmsteads. The Board own 426 acres (including 60 acres 

 of water) on Dean Clough area, 17 acres on Burnley Eoad 

 area, and 8 2 acres (including 2 8 acres of water) on Mitchell's 

 area. The water, except that of the Burnley Eoad 

 reservoir, is filtered. The precautions taken against con- 

 tamination are constant inspection of the land by water 

 bailiff, storm-water reservoirs at the inlets, and catchwater 

 drains around the reservoirs. 



Bury and District Joint Water Board obtain their supply 

 from five gathering grounds, as follows : 



1. Haslingden Grane area, with Ogden, Calf Hey, and 

 Holden Wood reservoirs, 2185 acres, between 650 and 

 1250 feet elevation. 



2. Eawtenstall area, with Clow Bridge and Clough 

 Bottom reservoirs, 2036 acres, between 900 and 1400 feet 

 elevation. 



3. Scout Moor area, Edenfield reservoir, 244 acres, 

 between 650 and 1500 feet elevation. 



4. Walmersley area. Gin Hall reservoir, 163 acres, 

 between 450 and 750 feet elevation. 



5. Shuttleworth area. Harden Clough and Cross Bank 

 reservoirs, 200 acres, between 650 and 950 feet eleva- 

 tion. 



The whole of the gathering grounds, 4828 acres, are 

 owned as freehold by the Water Board. The three 

 principal areas are mostly moorland and hill pasture, the 



