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Mr, folan d : #2 June 1 0 , 1938, Multiplying this daily production fey 365 would give us 1,797,110,350 gallons per year as the maximum amount of water available from a l l sources* Possibly I am in error in th is, and the only reason X am going into it in such d e ta il is because the State of Nevada, in cooperation with Federal ag is now preparing to make a thorough survey of the under- « o X 3 S I S S u p p l y in the La, Vegas V alley, with a « e * to oapplng those w ells whloh are not baingFuttotlie most b en e ficial use in order to conserve the supply. I think it is important, therefore, fo r jur W < * d indicate that the largest amount of a l l water produced is used by the inhabitants of the town and for railroad purposes* Regarding the fourth paragraph of your le tte r. Item 1 is correct in reporting the source of water supply as two artesian w ells and two springs. Item 2 is commented on above, with reference to the maximum amount of water a v a ila b le , and nodoubt Mr, Strong w ill advise you further in this connection. Item 3 is correct - No water pumped or diverted from stream. Item 4, total water sold or metered: I b o li d e the figure 938,703,963 gallons is M r r M t i ^ g j * c o n f l i c t s with the figure shown bP|Osit|theo||m@ t i t le in the second paragraph of your l e t t e r (941,233,937 g 1 Gh»ek of Form 7 compiled in your o ffic e indicates there is'aooarently an error in the July 1937 report, inasmuch i l S i ^ r t l a 14,504,171 cubic feet and Form 7 shows l m illion oublo feet or 7,480,000 gAllone. Item 5, to tal water unaccounted fo r, I belisve should be Shown as blank fo r the purpose of t h is r e p o r t , as shown on our report to you eachyear, a s a l l w a t e r p r o duoed la used either In the olty, by the ra ilro ad , m O o . and stock yards, or fo r Irriga tio n purposes at the Ranoh.