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T h e Bo a r d t h e n d i s c u s s e d w h a t p o s i t i o n t h e y w o u l d t a k e , i f a n y , IN THE COMING I N V E S T I G A T I O N BY THE P S C OF NEVADA INTO WATER S E R V I C E t o L a s V e g a s b y t h e L a n d a n d Wa t e r C o m p a n y - I f t h e P S C o r d e r s e x t e n s i v e A D D I T I O N S TO THE P LA N T IN OROER TO I N C R E A S E THE AMOUNT OF A V A I L A B L E WATER FOR THE S Y S T E M , D I R E C T O R CASHMAN BROUGHT OUT THAT THE D I S T R I C T WOULD BE BOUND TO PAY FOR SAM E WHEN T A K I N G OVER THE WATER U T I L I T Y , ANO THE IM P ROV EM ENTS MIG H T NOT BE IN L I N E A T A L L WITH THE DEV ELOPM ENT PROGRAM s e t u p b y t h e D i s t r i c t - T e m p o r a r y i m p r o v e m e n t s , s u c h a s t h e l e a s i n g OF A D D I T I O N A L W EL L S FOR A COUPLE OF Y E A R S , WHICH COULD B E P A I D OUT OF O P E R A T IN G E X P E N S E , WOULO NOT COME INTO A P U RC H A S E P R I C E - M R • M l L L E R SHOWED CONCERN OVER THE E F F O R T S OF C E R T A I N C I TY C O M M I S S I O N E R S TO PUffSH FOR THE P U RCH ASE OF THE LOCAL U T I L I T Y - T h e Bo a r d d i d n o t s e e how t h e i r ow n p r o g r a m , i f e x e c u t e d w i t h t h e b e s t d i s p a t c h , c o u l d a v o i d a n o t h e r s u m m e r o f w a t e r s h o r t a g e i n L a s V e g a s S I M I L A R TO THE CURRENT SUMMER U N L E S S METHODS OF S T O P P I N G WAS TE COULD BE B ET T E R E F F E C T E D - DRAWING UPON THE UNDERGROUND B A S I N OF WATER FOR A COUPLE OF Y E A R S MORE IN E X C E S S OF S A F E WITHD RAWALS M IG H T BE CONDONED, BUT THE D i r e c t o r s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e r e p o r t s o f t h e S t a t e E n g i n e e r w e r e w e l l f o u n d e d WHEN TH EY FOUND THE D RA FT ON THE UNDERGROUND B A S I N A L R E A D Y E X C E E D E D THE Y E A R L Y NATURAL R E P L E N I S H M E N T - T h e p u b l i c e x p r e s s i o n o f t h e Ma y o r o f t h e C i t y t h a t L a s V e g a s w o u l d ONLY GET 2 MGD OF WATER UNDER THE D I S T R I C T ' S PLAN WAS SHOWN TO BE WITHOUT THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE S I T U A T I O N - HE I S IN E RR O R, I T A P P E A R E D TO THE D i r e c t o r s , a s t h e r e w i l l b e m u c h m o r e w a t e r a v a i l a b l e a t o n c e f r o m H e n d e r ­s o n THAN THE 10 MGD E X P E C T E D TO BE A V A I L A B L E IN 1958- A NEW P I P E L I N E TO THE L a k e i s i n t h e p r o g r a m w h e n t h e s u p p l y f r o m H e n o e r s o n b e g i n s to APPROACH I T S M I N I M U M OF 8 MGD IN 1 9 5 8 - Th e WATER DEMANO IN P A R A D I S E V A L L E Y , w h i c h t h e .Ma y o r s a y s w i l l t a k e 3 MGD, m a y n o t d e v e l o p a s f a s t a s t h e Ma y o r S A Y S , S I N C E t h e r e s o r t h o t e l s w i l l n o t s u r r e n d e r t h e i r r i g h t s t o c o n t i n u e WITH T H E I R WELL S U P P L I E S A F T E R THE D I S T R I C T I S S E T UP TO F U R N I S H THEM WATER-T h e h e l p o f S e n a t o r M c Ca r r a n i n s e c u r i n g a n e a r l y d e c i s i o n o n t h e P A R T I C I P A T I O N OF THE A l R F O RC E S WITH F I N A N C I A L HELP FOR THE WATER D I S T R I C T ' S P R O J E C T , WAS THEN D I S C U S S E D - A t A M E E T IN G H ELD IN F O R M A L L Y , ANO R E C E N T L Y , w i t h t h e S e c r e t a r y t o S e n a t o r Mc Ca r r a n , i t a p p e a r e d t h a t t h e S e n a t o r B E L I E V E D THAT HE COULD BE OF C O N S I D E R A B L E H E L P , ANO W I S H E D TO B E C A R E F U L L Y B R I E F E D IN A L L THE S T E P S THAT HAD BEE N TAKEN TO THE P R E S E N T DATE A S TO S E C U R I N G MORE WATER FOR N E L L I S A l R B A S E - 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