Glenafton

The information following is from documentation I received from 1935 on completion of Glenafton Reservoir.  I have amended it as far as possible to simply give the facts of why a reservoir was needed, costs, problems encountered and the areas to be supplied.

Ayrshire was seen as a milk producing county with approximately 1750 registered dairies.  The milk yield was given as over 30 million gallons a year.  The water requirements for dairy farming alone was one and a half million gallons.  The water requirements for a population of 125000 is not given but the difficulties of provision for a widely scattered population was considerable.

By 1935 there were 36 different water sources including those from outside Ayrshire.  The total amount of water required for Ayrshire was a  daily supply of 6.5 million gallons and the supply available 6.8 million gallons.

Most of the water supply was from Loch Braden but overall the quality and quantity left a lot to be desired and storage was limited.  Improved sanitation and higher rates of consumption put the water availability under threat in the summer months.

The Glenafton proposal would add 2 million gallons to the daily supply with improved delivery.  Glenafton was chosen after consultation with engineers as being the most suitable and convenient of the choices available. 

 The map below shows the distribution of water from Glenafton

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  The following photos were taken between 1930 – 1935