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s n. M S B «* present 153117 3TCr3ge con!OTpU°n in 138 7eg“ is 13,300,000 gallons. This is base* on the average for a 365 day year, with con­a t i o n ranging from a adniimm. lea day of 1 2 ,000,000 gallons in the season of lowest consumption, to a 2 0 ,000,000 gallon maximum day, at the peak of the summer period. 1 2 . T.AKK MEAD s u m a = Installation of the pipe line to transport Late Mead into the District will mate available an additional 13,750,000 gallons daily to supplement the present «dergrovs,d supply from wells. M e r the teims of the contract made between the District last year with Basic Management, Inc., operators of BMI, the District is permitted to take up to 5,000,000 gallons daily from the to" line ^ n g from the Late to Henderson at cost. B . contract further provides that the^ District may increase this amount by 8,750,000 to a total daily maximum of 13,750,000 gallons by installing improvements to increase the capacity of the existing to" pipe iime from lake Mead to Henderson. £ g ctet of these facilities, which must be borne by the District, is estimated to be $620,000. Although.it is anticipated that the daily average requirement of Late Mead water to supplement the underground supply may not exceed 5,000,000 gallons during the first several years of operation, the District plans to immediately install the facilities necessary for amxia™ capacity. This will place the District in a posaticn to draw on the full s^ply available from Late Mead without construction delays, in the event of an unusual spurt in population or other developments demanding a ?, -r+ -will also provide a desirable sudden increase in water consumption. It m i l P safety factor to meet any possible esnrgency that might? otherwise arise. 5-