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fey tbs City of t m Tsgao m February 11, 1980* Serris* is confined t© ©ustomers within the eity boundaries, Territory annexed to the- ©ity becotses part of the oofepany*® service &r#&* H©»©ret*s iSsaii water systems t & m time to tiae bsw© been eons trusted in ©©imeetLon with, subdivision developments la Las Vsgss, using ground water artesian or paap©d walls located on the iruhdlviaion properties# Thsse small Independent water projects fears not fessn satisfactory. Through their fte^plsitlon an# extension of its own eysteia the £as Togas Land and «©ter Cosgpany sow servos, with minor exceptions, ft* satire city of Los Vegae. I t» Growth la the Isst ton years tbs population of LOs Togas bus mors than tripled and, as virtually tbs sols public supplier of watsr within the oity, tbs Water Utility has euecesefully sat inorsassd demands with plant expansion wad improvements* Illustrative of tbs growth of Lss Vegas ars tbs follow* ing statisticsi i d o « soo 1990 - 9,300 1980 * 8,163 1940 * 8,489 1948 * 11,094 19m i 12,780 1947 - 14,886 1948 * 28,700 1949 * 87,490 1950 * 88,800 1/ Souros* Federal census, 1910*1920-1930*1940 3WV* Chsaher of e o w m rm 1 9 4 8 *6 *7 Others LVLa^Go, estimate#.