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three miles from Dunfermline, with a catchment area of 

 360 acres, situated between 300 and 600 feet elevation. 

 Fully a half of this is arable land. A further but very 

 small supply is taken from shallow ground springs at 

 Glassiebarus. 



Crieff obtains its water supply in part from Loch Turret, 

 which has a catchment area of 3855 acres, between 1127 

 and 3048 feet elevation, none of which is owned by the 

 town. The whole area, except 165 acres covered by the 

 loch, is hill pasture, and has two shepherds' cottages and 

 one shooting lodge upon it. 



The Blairgowrie, Rattray, and District Water Board 



obtain their supply from Loch Benachally. The catchment 

 area, 1920 acres, between 1000 and 1622 feet elevation, 

 is not owned by the Board, who control only the water 

 rights. As there are no farm-steadings or habitations on 

 the area, which is devoted to sheep grazing and grouse 

 shooting, no measures are considered necessary against 

 pollution of the water, which is passed through fine screens 

 on leaving the loch, and through sand filters before reaching 

 the storage tanks at Blairgowrie. 



Arbroath obtains its water supply direct from the river 

 Noran at Glenogil, Forfarshire. The catchment area above 

 the compensation reservoir is 4700 acres, and above the 

 intake for use 3600 acres, all moorland, between 700 and 

 900 feet altitude, of which three-fourths are covered with 

 larch and Scots pine plantations. There is only one 

 habitation, a shepherd's hut, the drainage from which flows 

 into another valley. The Town Council own merely the 

 site of the reservoir and intake works, 30|- acres, purchased 

 for £3665. The water comes from pure mountain springs, 

 and is passed through copper wire-woven screens, but is 

 not otherwise filtered. The annual rainfall averages 

 35 inches. 



Kirriemuir obtains its water supply from a catchment 

 area of 820 acres, at 950 to 2197 feet altitude, on the 



