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I ^ Coroon City* Wewodtt W&Ves&o, Journal March 15, 194* ., ff&SS MISSrim 8R& fttM$ BK water tfcmi^rw&tion declared QtonX ^ Pponeors *h© awRto passed 8* FTnndsen locals1 and 0* 0# Maker’s mush-debated water actor bill today with only om senator, Ralph kiln of ChuroMU county, opposlr^ Its passage, lb® measure provides tht individuals may mate® complaints to th® state nubile mvUmi OdBsaission upkift pomon® they believe to be wasting water* the ocmlselon »o«M then order a henring:, and under the bill would be em­powered to Install a water footer if it was found that the wastes® complaint was Valid, Both Lornis, R*a Washoe, a»d Bafe*r, 0,, dx&*fe, ' otwsponeorg of the bill, took the senate floor to urg^ its passage, pointing out that because of population ruqs*.ir#- mms only ?*a© vegas, none and spmtei would b© affected. Ijoootic declared that Reno “has the largest per capita consumption of water of any city, town or dunioi- polity in the United states**1 Ho said that per capita consumption of water in Reno “actually ie about twice m heavy as that of the nest heaviest user oomunity*** 5ho average Reno resident, Loomis said, uses about 900 gallons of water ®*irmally* . hooEiis said that booesuso of Rem’s mntiming growth that its etona drain' and eesierage systnus cmilda’t be saepandsd “fast enough to keep up with. tho water being wasted every day in the city** “fott can’t mt ooopcratlon by picas*, Lccnis declared* *fmi have to have a law hanging over m# heads of the people*. Baker erophasli&ed that the bill '’under no dr* flUBctondes wonId allow the indiacriminate Installation of water meters by the public utilities** “It protects us against the individual who uses ton time® more water than.he needs'1, Maker continued, point­ing out that only las Tegas, Reno and tpsrits would' oam under its provision®, —1 —