mately 187,000 gallons. This reservoir permitted accumulation of sur- plus production prior to the peak and provided the balance of supply required for handling the surcharge upon the system created by the excessive population load, At Eniwetok, a battery of four 1000 barrel steel tanks procured fram surplus military supply at Pearl Harbor was installed, Thus, a temporary situation was met by an expediency re- quiring a minimum expenditure of funds, the basic systems remaining sufficient and adequate for all normal operation, and total costs kept consistent with these overall requirements. 5-196