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Mr. MM. Reinhardt: fat Vega# - February |j 195© f 2»-3 w 2 3-3-3-A ®he survey recently completed by representative# of the Union Pacific, the taa Vegas land and Mater Co. and the 01ty of let Vegas developed valuable Information for the purpose of water conservation. 9f special interest le taner&l Water Service Foreman Anderson* a estimate that 201 refrigerating machines using water to cool their colls and running theno© to the sewer, waste over 1,150,000 gallons per day. In this con­nection, I will appreciate your approval or comments on the proposed form of notification to offenders over signa­ture ©f ilty official, per Sample attached to ray letter December 13th. Mr. Anderson also supervised the monthly weir measurements taken at eaoh of the wells and springs the last day of January, computed the time used in eaoh ease and estimated the waste from this source at 1,207,000 gallons. We are thus placed in the position of wasting sore water ourselves on the two days t e weir the wells than the combined wastage fro® refrigeration machines for one d^y. * The State Snglneer*8 representative herehhas directed my attention on one or two cooaslons to the re­quirement that artesian wells must be equipped with meters.