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\ 2 I R.R,Compenv Jan. 43,641,700 17,166,000 Feb. 46,068,900 17,971,000 Mar. 62,519,700 15,540,000 A p ril 69, 536,000 15,275,000 May 87,778,500 1 5 , 311,000 June 122,403,500* 13,740,000 July 93»890,600* 17,486,000 Aug. 117,058,600 16,3-18,000 Sept. 92,097,200 22,164,000 Oct. 72,921,000 22,451,000 Nov. 53,790,400 17,604,000 Dec. 45,731,000 20,347,000 ( * ) Meter out o f order. June readings adjusted in July. I t w i l l be noted that during August consumption reached 133*376,600 ga llon s, an average o f 4,302,471 gallons per day. This is 397*529 gallons less than to ta l production shown above, yet i t was necessary to operate pump in Railroad yard producing 1,000,000 gallons per day continuously during summer months. This apparent discrepancy is due to the fa ct that there i s 1 7/3 m iles o f lin e between point o f production and point o f meterage from which la rg e losses are sustained. There is also the fa c to r that any water produced in excess o f reservo ir capacity goes over spillw ay to ranch and is , o f course, not ava ila b le fo r d istrib u tio n . A physical check o f th is wooden lin e shows an extremely la rge number o f leaks. Absence o f any la rge pools in v ic in it y o f lin e s in dicates s o il is very porous and is carrying away water to such an extent that i t is impossible to even estimate amount o f lin e loss where lin o s are covered over. Replacement o f present 16" wooden stave pipe lin e w i l l a ssist in a lle v ia tin g these conditions, but whether or not th is w i l l s u ffic e is problematical. Estimate o f future requirements is rather d i f f ic u lt due to unusual conditions p reva ilin g on account o f the construction o f Boulder Dam. O rdinarily, some estimate can be made based on growth during number o f past years or on the