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OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT Las Vegas-’?August MJ$\ 3l'$i$9 u: p : r . r c o : W M . R. LOS ANGELES Mr# Wm# E einhardt-L os Angeles AUG 31 Regarding a tta ch ed a r tie le "W a te r , Power D iscu ssion Set? A forum d is c u s s io n a t re g u la r chamber o f commerce luncheon today, which I attended and rep resen ted our Las Vegas Land and Water Company# Mr# Harry M ille r , rep resen ted the Las Vegas V a lley Water D is t r ic t ; Mr# L loyd Compton, A ss*t G eneral Mgr#, o f Southern Nevada Power, rep resen ted thi® concern# Q uestions which were asked o f me are as fo llo w s ,a lo n g w ith answers given# Qj What is the LVL&W Co, doing to p reven t water sh o rtage such as we had t h is year? At We are a t p resen t clea n in g w e lls , ca sin g s, p e r fo r a tio n s and pumps, which w i l l in crea se flow # Qt How mueh water i s bein g used at presen t and how much in re se rv e ? A: A pproxim ately 14,000,000 g a ls , per day, w ith about 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 gals# in reserve# Q: Why d id we run out o f water t h is summer? Aj S itu a tio n was caused p rim a rily by water wastage# Qj Is water pressu re m aintained p r e tty even ly throughout system a t p resen t? What pressu re? A: Yes# 44 to 46 lbs*
