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to take an additional supply from Craigencat Burn, with 

 154 acres of catchment area. The gathering ground has 

 one farm and one shepherd's house upon it, but no special 

 precautions are taken except that the water is filtered. 

 Mr, A. Lumsden, the Burgh Surveyor, considers the 

 greater part of the two gathering grounds to be suitable 

 for afforestation. 



Burntisland obtains its water supply from the Cullaloe 

 reservoir, with a catchment area in the valley of Dour 

 Burn, 1200 acres, between 300 and 500 feet elevation. 

 The gathering ground comprises 1000 acres of arable 

 land and 200 acres of woodland, none of which is owned 

 by the Town Council, except the site of the reservoir 

 and a margin around it, varying from the width of a few 

 feet to about 50 yards. The reservoir is now divided by an 

 embankment into two distinct parts. The south bay, 

 receiving pure water from the upper reaches of the Dour 

 Burn, supplies the town ; while the north bay, fed by 

 somewhat impure water from the Cullaloe Burn, supplies 

 compensation water to the lower riparian owners. The 

 Council have no control over the gathering ground, which is 

 reported to have a population of 150 persons ; but the 

 sewage from three farms is led clear of the domestic supply 

 reservoir and the water is filtered. The average annual 

 rainfall taken over a period of 23 years is 31*94 inches. 



Kirkcaldy and Dysart Commissioners obtain their water 

 from Drumain, Harperlees, and Holl supply reservoirs ; and 

 in addition there are the Ballo and Arnot compensation 

 reservoirs. The total catchment area is 3922 acres, ranging 

 in elevation from 645 to 1712 feet, namely, to the top of 

 West Lomond Hill. Of the whole area, the Commissioners 

 own 1654 acres, all hill pasture and moor, except 20 

 acres of arable land and 55 acres of plantations. The 

 remaining 2268 acres are moor and hill pasture, except 

 66 acres of plantations. There are 20 persons resident in 

 six dwelling-houses on the gathering ground. Practically 

 all the sewage is carried past the reservoirs, or, alternatively, 



