THOMPSON YATES LABORATORIES REPORT 
TABLE Va 
Streams of the Watershed of the Lower Rivington Reservoir 
Date 
Source 
B. coli commune 
in 1 c.c. 
Remarks 
Jan. 17, 1900 
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River Douglas, opposite flood 
stop planks ... ... 
River Douglas, just below stream 
through Jephson's Farmyard 
Stream into Douglas diversion, 
just above ornamental water 
Stream into head of Ettock's 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
Absent 
*The carbolized agar plates of this date 
were so full of colonies that in some 
cases, where B. coli is stated to be 
absent it is doubtful whether there may 
not have been present one or two very 
small colonies. In cases where it was 
present, it was frequently found to the 
extent of 10 per c.c. 
Stream into Ryder's Creek from 
Ward Hill Farm... 
Doubtful 
There is a house close to the 
stream 
„ 
Stream between Top-of-HiH Farm 
and Tanpits 
Present 
Pollution from farmyard drainage 
has been suspected 
Stream into Taylor's Creek below 
Great House Farm 
Absent 
Stream below School Brow Farm 
Present 
A suspected case of pollution 
„ 
School Brook 
Ditch below ' Black-a-MoorV ' 
Cesspool, inside Reservoir. . . 
Present 
Doubtful 
Vicarage and cottages close to the 
stream ; a suspected case of 
pollution 
A suspected case of pollution 
„ 
Iron outlet pipe inside Reservoir 
walls ... 
Absent 
Outlet of stone dram a few yards 
to the S. of last ... 
Abscn t 
„ 
Stream below Anderton Hall 
Stables ... 
Absent 
„ 
Drain below Anderton Hall 
Stables 
Present 
A suspected case of pollution 
Land dram in bend of Reservoir 
Absent 
Similar outlet in next bend to south 
Doubtful 
No suspicion 
" 
Outlet of iron drain below An- 
derton Hall Cesspool 
Present 
Stream, N. boundary of orna- 
mental grounds, Anderton 
Hall ... 
Absent 
Outfall drain at Reservoir gate, 
Anderton Hall ... 
Absent 
Outfall of land drains below 
Tanpits Farm ... 
Absent 
Drain which receives overflow 
from pond in yard of Tan- 
pits Farm 
Present 
Has been suspected of receiving 
Farmyard drainage 
