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Directors of the Chamber of Commerce Las Vegas, Nevada Gentlemen: At your request we have made a cursory study of the water supply problem of the Las Vegas Yalley and of the feasibility of the establishment of a water district, the immediate function of which would be to obtain additional water for the Valley through the water-supply facilities of the Basic Magnesium Plant. A summary of the conclusions resulting from this study is set forth below: 1. The artesian supply which now provides all of the water for the Valley is being depleted by present usage and is entirely inadequate for future demands. 2. The water supply and treatment facilities at the Basic Magnesium Plant are adequate to meet all of the domestic demands within the predictable future and to supply a small amount of irrigation water. 3. The procurement of water through the supply and treatment facilities at the Basic Magnesium Plant for the purpose of supplying domestic water is economically feasible. This procedure will require an increase in the cost of water to the consumers, but the total costs will not be excessive as compared to water costs in comparable cities.