How water is carried from lakes and streams to the reservoirs where it is put through filter beds to be purified, before being piped from power-houses to the consumers. Samples of water are continually being tested for contamination and impurities.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011706
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Water-supply engineering
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)