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66. main will be required between the tank and Stewart Avenue and Ninth Street. This is a length of approximately 7,000 feet. Since the wells at North Las Vegas are Incapable of further development, the supply to North Las Vegas should be augmented. On the assumption that the community of North Las Vegas will increase in the same proportion as the entire urban area, the estimated requirements for North Las Vegas are as follows: Urban Area North Las Vegas Population - 1950 31,300 3,500 Population - 1970 60,000 6,700 Water Consumption - Public Supply Annual Average - 1970 MCE 21.9 2.5 Maximum Day - 1970 MOD 44.3 5.0 To supply water to North Las Vegas on the maximum day 1970, a 12-inch main paralleling the existing main on Main Street from Ogden Avenue to about Washington Avenue in Las Vegas is necessary. Beyond this point an 18-inch main to North Las Vegas will be required. For hydraulic computa­tions this main was extended to the intersection of College Avenue and U.S. Highway No. 91. These extensions would