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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 additional waters and increase the pressor*• A* Correct. Q. Is that not the Water Company's problem as to what methods they will use? A. It is, even the physical and economical limitations that are always present in any problem of that hind. And it is year contention that the physical and econ­omical limitations would not permit the production of additional water at this time? A* We$ I didm#t makeJSf&h statement. Q. I am just ashing. How, you stated that during the period during which the restrictions were Imposed, that the con­sumption was reduced about 3,000,000 gallons per day. A. tea. Q* And also that permitted a bach-log to bo built up. A. I said if that condition could bo continued that a bach-log of underground reserve would be built up—that was my intent* Q* fou didn't intend that that three million gallons re­duction per day permitted a back-log to be built in your tanks at that timet A# Wo. Any conservation of wator helps to replenish the underground water or reduces the reduction of the underground reservoir* §#? As a matter of fact, are you able to take water out of the underground reservoir as fast as it Is used by the City of Las fegas, in the peak period? A. At substantially greater rates than the average for 111.