Hillsborough Reservoir
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The Hillsborough Reservoir is the major source of drinking water for the island of Tobago
. Located 36.5 metres (100 ft) above sea level, the reservoir is managed by Water and Sewerage Authority
of Trinidad and Tobago
. It has a capacity of about 1 million m3 (225 million gallons).
Construction began in 1944 and the facility was commissioned in 1952 by Governor Sir Hubert Rance
.
Tobago
Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...
. Located 36.5 metres (100 ft) above sea level, the reservoir is managed by Water and Sewerage Authority
Water and Sewerage Authority
The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is the sole water and sewerage provider in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1965 by an act of Parliament to manage the areas of: Hollis, Arena and the Navet dams in Trinidad...
of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. It has a capacity of about 1 million m3 (225 million gallons).
Construction began in 1944 and the facility was commissioned in 1952 by Governor Sir Hubert Rance
Hubert Rance
Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance GCMG GBE CB was the last British Governor of Burma between 1946 and 1948, while the country moved towards independence. Later he became Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.-Career to 1945:...
.