"Lake Purdy, Twelve Miles East of Birmingham, Ala."
"Lake Purdy, one of the largest impounding reservoirs in the South, holds 5,000,000,000 gallons of water. From this reservoir the Birmingham Water Works Company filters 48,000,000 gallons of water each day, of which approximately 30,500,000 gallons are consumed by Birmingham."
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34792 |
| Summary: | "Lake Purdy, one of the largest impounding reservoirs in the South, holds 5,000,000,000 gallons of water. From this reservoir the Birmingham Water Works Company filters 48,000,000 gallons of water each day, of which approximately 30,500,000 gallons are consumed by Birmingham." |
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