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(B) PORTS * [Part V—continued]
(8) Water and Sanitation
Water .—Domestic supply is drawn from the Bahmanshir river. It is settled, filtered and
chlorinated. The capacity of the filtration plant is 3,000,000 gallons per day.
Storage capacity in gallons is as follows :—
Area.
Overhead
Storage.
Gallons
per day-
available.
Pressure
available.
Remarks.
AbadSn Town
Bawarda
Golf Course . .
Breim
Park Village
Bahmanshir ..
Ahmedabad ..
120,000
240.000
134.000
134.000
120.000
240.000
120.000
350.000
500.000
400.000
400.000 .
330.000
677.000
150.000
40 ft. head to under
side of tanks.
>One 6-in. main to Breim.
1 One 12-in. and one 9-in. main to
> Bawarda with 6-in. branch
J to Bahmanshir.
For fire and other services water is drawn direct from the river.
Sanitation—The refinery and European residential quarter are provided with modern sanitation.
(9) Industrial Establishments
The A.I.O.C. Refinery
The large oil refinery at Abadan is the main, and indeed the only industrial establishment on the
island. Large quantities of fuel oil, gas oil, kerosene, paraffin, residual pitch and high grade aviation
spirits are produced and exported.
The A.I.O.C. maintain a printing press, bakery, steam laundry and ice making plant.
Of the vast and complicated installations at the refinery, the pumping station, “ Cracking plants ”
and generating station are the most vital spots, and the wrecking of any would necessitate the whole
refinery closing down, and, in the case of the pumping station being wrecked, would probably result
in a number of oil processing plants being burnt out.
(10) Local Agriculture and Fishing
There is a number of date gardens on the island and vegetables are also grown in small quantities
but the bulk of the food stuffs have to be imported.
In peace time the A.I.O.C. maintain their own fishing trawlers to supply the European employees.
There are also a number of local fishing craft which work out of the Shatt-al-Arab river and small
quantities of fish are usually obtainable in the bazaar. Small quantities of fresh meat are usually
obtainable with notice, but of poor quality.
No large force could depend on local resources for food.
(11) Public Transport Services and Garages
There is no public transport available. The A.I.O.C. maintain their own bus service for
transporting employees to and from work, also a fleet of cars and trucks with an efficient garage
maintenance service.
(12) Fire Service
The only fire service is maintained by the A.I.O.C. In 1943 a number of members of the British
National Fire Service were loaned to the A.I.O.C. to reorganise and augment their fire fighting system
in the light of experience gained in the London blitz. As a result it is believed that this service has
been greatly improved and the equipment brought completely up to date.
(13) Areas for Dumps and Parks
The area to the north-west of the town, towards the airfield is suitable for dumps and parks.
This area is easily connected by rail with the unloading wharf at Breim creek and can expand for several
miles. It is also the opposite side of the town to the native quarters.