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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 FRIPAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 19502 HEARING RESUMED AT 9:30 A.M. CHAIRMAN: I stated yesterday, Mr. Shamberger has been subpoenaed by the Commission. HUGH SHAMBERGER. being first duly sworn, testified as follows) DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. BENNETT; Q. Will you state your name, occupation and your qualifi­cations, Mr. Shamberger? A. My name is Hugh Shamberger and I am Assistant State Engineer, and have been for a number of years. MR. BENNETTt If Mr. Cannon will stipulate as to the qualifications —- MR. CANNON: We will stipulate as to his qualifIcations? MR. BENNETT: Q. Mr. Shamberger, you have made consider­able study of the water problems not only of the State but par­ticularly of the Las Vegas Valley. A. I have. Q. Will you tell briefly Just what you have done in con­nection with that study and what you developed, A. I became a member of the State Engineer’s office in 1935* I bad previous knowledge of the wells and the water situa­tion here in Las Vegas, having lived in this community for a few years prior to that time. In about 1937» we started some pre­liminary work here in the Valley, realizing that there was a great wastage of water from uncontrolled wells, and in 1938, we recommended that a study be made of some of the wells to deter­mine what that leakage was, I mean the leakage underground due to faulty easing, and that casing that had deteriorated to such 130.