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February 18, 1946 Mr. H. JU Sbamberger Assistant State Engineer Oarson City, Bevada Dear Hugh* this will acknowledge your letter of February 7th with regard to test to be oonduoted by your office and the O. S. Geological surrey In the baa Togas Artesian Basin, particularly on our own wells* Since receiving your letter, I have had a conference with both George Maxey and Barry Jameson and it was decided that we would place certain wells in operation f or four daye, February IS #? 19 inol* usive,without opening or elosing them during thie period so that a steady flow could be maintained from the underground channel* On the 8th day, February 20th, well Bo* 11 will be opened up and permitted to flow frost a 34 or 46 hour period during whloh time pressure readings will be taken on adjacent wells In that vicinity* A report of their operations during this period will be furnished you* Following is a description of our system and operational the has Tegas water production system located on tJ«?*R*R* ground l<*7/8ths miles West of the City consists of 11 wells, two springs, a 3$ million gallon reservoir and two settling basins, theproduotIon is per 19 million gallons per day, of which 80$ is used by the City and the remaining 20$ by the railroad company the distribution system, operated by the Las Tegas Land and Water Company consists of 223,980 feet of distribution mains(as of December 31, 1943)*