【雅思听力】澳大利亚水资源(3/4)

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本文选自雅思听力Section 2，难度不大
HINTS
Melbourne
Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW)
the Watts River
Healesville
Maroondah
Maroondah Reservoir
O'Shannassy Reservoir
Silvan Reservoir
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In 1891, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was formed and became responsible for Melbourne's water supply. Melbourne had grown to a city of half a million people. To provide water to this rapidly growing city, especially the eastern suburbs, the Watts River near Healesville was tapped. It supplied water to Melbourne, via the Maroondah aqueduct.
Time takes us to the 20th century. By 1910, there were 123,227 connections to Melbourne's water supply system. And in 1920s, in response to growing complaints about water quality and lack of water pressure in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, a large-scale dam construction programme began. Maroondah Reservoir, about 55 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, was completed in 1927. The completion of Maroondah Reservoir, O'Shannassy Reservoir in 1928 and Silvan Reservoir in 1932 saw Melbourne's storages boosted from a capacity of 30,000 million litres to 104,500 million litres.