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A SERIES of papers at the recent Public Works Congress dealt with water supply. The connexion between water supplies and town planning was discussed by Mr. G. H. Thiselton-Dyer, who pointed out that, with few exceptions, sources of water supply are suspect or actually polluted, and that it is doubtful whether even those which are regarded as safe will remain so under the changing conditions of modern life and the scrutiny of the bacteriologist, who can now detect evidence of contamination which was not revealed by older methods of analysis. It was also remarked that it appears to be inexpedient to use the Town and Country Planning Act of 1932 to reserve areas in town planning schemes with the view of preventing pollution, unless the schemes provide for the payment of adequate compensation to the affected landowners. The possibilities of the Lower Greensand as a source of water supply for Greater London was discussed by Mr. H. Dewey, who concludes that no great reliance can be placed upon this source for such a purpose, although use might be made of it as a source of auxiliary supply. The geological section across the London Basin which was included in the paper would have been enhanced in value had the lower limit of the Lower Greensand been shown on it.
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Water Supply and Public Works. Nature 140, 963–964 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140963c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/140963c0