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1400 acres, between 700 and 1100 feet elevation, all hill 

 pasture and moorland, without any arable land or planta- 

 tions. The gathering ground, of which about 10 acres are 

 owned by the Council, has no dwelling-houses or farm- 

 steadings upon it. No precautions against contamination of 

 the gathering ground are taken, but the water is filtered. 

 Mr. C. J. F. Atkinson, Clerk to the Council, considers that the 

 area would be an excellent one for an afforestation scheme. 

 Wharfedale Rural District Council obtains its water 

 supply from a gathering ground of 2560 acres at Menston, 

 between 900 and 1000 feet elevation, all hill pasture and 

 moorland, without any dwelling-houses or farmsteads upon 

 it. The Council owns only the water rights of the area. 

 The reservoir at Four Lane Ends is at 660 feet elevation. 



Shipley Urban District Council obtains its water supply 

 from a gathering ground of 1537 acres on Rombalds Moor, 

 lying between 690 and 1308 feet elevation, all hill pasture 

 and moor, with the exception of 2 acres of arable land and 

 7 acres of plantations. There are no habitations or farm- 

 steads on the gathering ground, of which only 11|- acres 

 are owned by the District Council. Besides filtration and 

 treatment of the water with chalk and carbonate of soda to 

 prevent action on lead, no other measures are considered 

 necessary to preserve the purity of the water. The Grain- 

 cliffe reservoir at 845 feet elevation serves for domestic 

 supply, and the Eldwick reservoir at 690 feet elevation 

 serves for compensation water. 



Burley-in-Wharfedale Urban District Council obtains its 

 water supply from a gathering ground of 800 acres, between 

 1000 and 1350 feet elevation, all moorland and hill 

 pasture; and owns only 20 acres, the sites of the Carr 

 Bottom, Low Lanshaw, and High Lanshaw reservoirs on 

 Rombalds Moor, and of Hartley's reservoir on the Coldstone 

 Estate. The water from three of the four storage reservoirs 

 is mechanically filtered ; the fourth reservoir is not liable 

 to contamination. No other measures are considered 

 necessary to preserve the purity of the water. 



