220 FOKESTS, WOODS, AND TEEES 



Gloucester obtains part of its water supply from two 

 catchment areas : 



1. A gathering ground of 260 acres on Eobinswood 

 Hill, an outlier of the Cotswolds, 2 miles south-east of 

 Gloucester, between 155 and 651 feet elevation, all hill 

 pasture except 1 2 acres of plantations. There are 4 farms 

 on the area, the drainage of which is taken outside the 

 watershed of the reservoirs ; and the water is filtered 

 before reaching the city. The Corporation own about 

 7 acres. 



2. Witcombe gathering ground of 1500 acres, between 

 293 and 900 feet elevation, with three impounding 

 reservoirs at the base of an escarpment on the northern 

 face of the Cotswold Hills, about 6 miles east of Gloucester. 

 The water is derived from springs thrown out at the 

 600-feet contour line, just above the Lias clay. The total 

 area comprises 12 acres of arable land, 988 acres of hill 

 pasture, and 500 acres of plantations. There are 5 farms 

 and Witcombe Park on the gathering ground, the sewage of 

 which drains into cesspools. The water is filtered. The 

 Corporation own only 42 acres. Trees do well, oak, 

 elm, sycamore, and lime thriving on the Lias formation, and 

 beech, pine, and larch on the Oolite. The annual rainfall, 

 varying from 20'37 to 42-37 inches, averages about 30 

 inches. 



Newport, Monmouthshire, obtains its water supply from 

 two catchment areas, aggregating 3630 acres: 



1. An intake at Henllys from the Pant yr eos and 

 Henllys Brooks, with a catchment area of 2026 acres, 

 between 123 and 1300 feet elevation, of which the Corpora- 

 tion own about 66^ acres. There are approximately 150 

 persons dwelling on the gathering ground, which consists 

 of 1467 acres of mountain pasture, with some arable land, 

 and 559 acres of plantations. There are two storage 

 reservoirs at Kogerstone, and one at Pant yr eos. 



2. Intakes at Newchurch, Wentwood, and Llanvaches, 

 from Castroo:gy Nant y prydd and Llanvaches Brooks, with 



