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Hr* Wra, Reinhardt: w 23-3-3 Ja, I Las Vegas - February 3, 1950 The survey recently completed by represantatlves of the Union Pacific, the Las Vegas Lend, and Water 00. and the Gity of Las Vegas developed valuable Information for the purpose of water conservation. Of special interest is General Water Service Foreman Andsrson*s estimate that 201 refrigerating machines using water to cool their coils and running thence to the sewer, waste over 1,150,000 gallons per day. In this con­nection, I will appreciate your approval or comments on the proposed form of notifica tion to offenders over signa­ture of 01ty official, per sample attached to my letter Deoeabr 13th* Anderson also supervised the monthly weir measurements taken at each of the wells and springs the last day of January, computed the time used in each case and estimated the waste from this source at 1,287,000 gallons. We are thus placed in the position of wasting acre water ourselves on the two days e weir the well* than the combined wastage from refrigeration machines for one day* fhe State Engineer* s representative hsrehh&s directed ray attention on oner or two occasions to the re­quirement that artesian wells must be equipped with meters.