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45. 1950 1970 2000 Paradise Valley 0.85 2.00 2.30 Area East of Las Vegas 8.45 12.50 15.20 Total 9.30 14.50 17.50 The foregoing estimated future water usages are sum-arlzed as follows: (1) Urban Area Consumption - Future domestic water consumption will increase directly with the population with 200 gallons per capita per day prevailing in the future as in the present. Irrigation of lawns and gardens will re­main constant at 2.7 acre-feet per acre per year but the acreage under irrigation will increase from 4,500 acres in 1950 to 7,500 acres in the year 2000. Water for cooling will increase from present usage of 2.7 MOD to 4.0 MOD in the year 2000. (2) Laa Vftgas Air Force Base - Future consumption for all uses will vary directly as the population with the unit of 185 gallons per capita per day remaining constant. (3) Henderson Industrial Area - Domestic consumption will increase directly with the population, and the per capita consumption will remain constant at 320 gallons per day. In­dustrial consumption will increase from 2.0 MOD in 1950 to 18.5 MOD in the year 2000.