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Barr Beacon Reservoir is a covered, hill-top drinking water reservoir at Barr Beacon, Walsall, England, opened in 1899.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South Staffordshire Water Archives )〕 It is operated by South Staffs Water. One of the uses of the reservoir is to transfer water from the company's works at Hampton Loade, on the River Severn, to Burton upon Trent. Water is pumped uphill from the Sedgley Beacon Reservoirs, which receive water from Hampton Loade, through mains to Barr Beacon Reservoir via West Bromwich Booster. A main then carries water by gravity via Seedy Mill works to Burton on Trent.〔 The water company also operates a weather station, one of several in its network, at the reservoir, to monitor temperature, hours of sunshine, and rainfall. The reservoir was re-roofed in 1969, temporarily exposing the brick arches which support the roof.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South Staffordshire Waterworks Reservoir, Barr Beacon )〕 In August 2013, Severn Trent Water launched a £2 million project to build a 2 1/2 mile pipeline linking their Perry Barr Reservoir to Barr Beacon Reservoir, to allow for the exchange of water in emergencies such as severe droughts. == 2011 flooding incident == Shortly after 5am on 12 November 2011,〔 (includes video)〕 the 36-inch water main north of the reservoir burst,〔 (includes video)〕 emptying the reservoir of around of water, and flooding up to 150 homes in Aldridge Road, and Elm Tree Road〔 in the Blackwood (Hundred Acre) estate in the Streetly area of Sutton Coldfield.〔 Dozens of families had to be evacuated. Eleven fire trucks, from stations as far away as Erdington,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twitter )〕 and a high-volume pump from Sheldon,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twitter )〕 attended. A fire service boat was also deployed.〔 The West Midlands Police, police helicopter,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twitter )〕 ambulance service and a specialist Automobile Association vehicle recovery unit〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twitter )〕 also attended. Waters did not subside until 8am.〔 The cause of the burst was not known,〔 but South Staffs Water estimated that the floods caused more than a £1 million of damage.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barr Beacon Reservoir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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