1955-56	1954-55	1945-46
Total Gallons Pumped, All Wells (3) .............	103,577,875	105,359,870	86,842,580
Average Daily Pumpage, Gallons ................	283,775	293,481	237,924
Average Daily Per Capita Cons., Gals. .................	70.9	73.3	59.4
Total Net Power Costs, All Pumps ...............	$ 2,949.18	$ 3,303.08	$ 3,028.65
Total Gross Revenue, Metered Sales .................	$29,773.23	$28,168.87	$17,510.57
Total Gallons Accounted For: Metered only, includes all donations listed below ..........	96,121,164 or 92.80%	92,034,669 or 87.36%	70,652,728 or 81.4%
Total Gallons Unaccounted For: Defective and slow meters, underground leaks, unmetered city usage, fire hydrants, etc. .......................	7,456,711 or 7.20%	13,325,201 or 12.64%	16,189,852 or 18.6%
Total KWHS used in pumping ..............	227,330	254,275	261,179

SCHOOL AND CITY DONATED CONSUMPTION 1955-56 (At Retail Rates)
	Gallons	Amount
Washington School .......................................	687,975	$177.83
Lincoln School ...........................................	62,400	22.86
Holy Family School .......................................	83,725	28.98
Public Library Bldg. .......................................	215,753	61.17
Pump Station #1 .........................................	26,213	11.75
Pump Station # 2—Water Treatment .......................	5,475	2.70
Pump Station #3 .........................................	443	8.10
Water Meter Test Bench ...................................	864	10.80
Iron Removal Filter Backwashing .........................	695,000	164.17
Tennis Courts Area .......................................	57,998	21.41
Memorial Park ............................................	10,025	5.94
Skating Rink .............................................	129,015	36.17
Street Sweeper ...........................................	8,000	8.10
Miscellaneous .............................................	43,270	16.08
	2,026,156	$576.06
In the 1946-56 decade, water pumped has increased 19.2%, gross revenue 70%, and the number of water users has grown from 944 to 1270 or 34.5%. Distribution system losses in the past ten years are: 1955, 12.64%; 1954, 10.91%; 1953, 8.06%; 1952, 12.61%; 1951, 13,70%; 1950, 13.44%; 1949, 18.81%; 1948, 15.50%; 1947, 12.37%; and 1946, 18.60%.

The City of Oglesby water department billing year ended January 31, 1956, reveals the highest operating efficiency in the history of the city's 41-year old municipal utility according to statistics released today by City Clerk Edward Hand. The department is under the superintendency of M. B. Moliske and Joseph Donatt is Commissioner of the department.

Losses in distribution this year were 7.2% of the 103,577,875 gallons of water pumped from the City's three deep wells compared to the 12.64% of last year and the 18.6% of 10 years ago. The average for the past decade was 13.66% of pumpage.

Unaccounted for gallonage in a water distribution system is a measure of operating efficiency. Main line breaks are beyond control but since Oglesby owns all of the water meters in the system replacements can be made immediately when a meter is stopped or slowing. According to the American Water Works Association, losses less than 10% are excellent, those 10-15% average or normal and those above 15% poor. Working to heighten efficiency in Oglesby, too, is the fact that galvanized service pipe has not been permitted in the system for almost 20 years and thus copper with its greater resistance to corrosion is the accepted service pipe.

The City of Oglesby uses only metered usage in its statistics and does not estimate such usage as fire fighting, sewer flushing, street sprinkling all of which are considered "unaccounted for" gallonage.

A sizable part of the lowered electricity used in pumping more gallons of water in 1956 compared to 1946, 227,330 KWHS to produce 303,577,875 gallons of water as against 261,179 KWHS to pump 86,842,580 gallons, is due to increased usage of Well #3, the city's newest, decreased dependence on Well #1 which is less efficient because of lower gallonage output per KWH of pumping energy. Well #1 has a unique value in that it is the primary source of Oglesby's natural water flouride content which has over the years demonstrably reduced dental cavities in children.

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