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BASIC MAGNESIUM, INCORPORATED WATER SUPPLE SYSTEM CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA \ p \ *\ DESCRIPTIQJi This system Is for transmission of water from Lake Mead, miles, with a ptatio lift of 806 feet from the highest s uraf adcles tlaenveeel ofo f1 5t.h1e5 lake to the Water Treatment Works at the Magnesium Platt, and the softening Tahned rfaiwlt wraatteiro ni so f oft hle owwa tteurrb ibdeiftoyr,e piatls atdaibslter iabuntdi ofnre eto opfo icnotnst amoifn actoinosnu,m ptbiuotn, la relatively corrosive and hard* The hardness of the untreated water is a l­ways in excess of 380 ppm as GaCC^. PHYSICAL COMPONENTS The component units of the system are as follows! PIrnetsaskuer Pei Pmippien gL Pilnaen tf*rom intake Pump Station to Booster Pump Station, Booster Pump Station. PTreersmsinuarle PRiespeer vLoiinres ,from Booster Pump Station to Terminal Reservoirs. WEalteeortr iTer eTartamnesnmti Pslsainotn. and Controls Lines, distribution Mains to Points of Consumpti on. INTAKE PUMPING PLANT The Intake Pimping Plant consists of the following units! 11 PStuemep l HToursues.s Cantilever Structure. 16 DCeonecpr Weetlel CTounrtbrionle H oPuismep.s. Electrical Control Equipment. CANTILEVER STRUCTURE The Cantilever Sturoture is of trussed steel construction, 386 feet 9 Inches tluorneg wisi t1h3 *a2 3c lfeeaert p raobjoevcet itohne hoif g2h3 w3a tfeeert ,l ev0 eli ncohfe sL.a ke TMheea dd.e ckT hoef ltohec atsitrounc ­is on the deep water side of an island, which was separated from the main shore bayr e slhoaclaltoew dw aatte rt hweh eenx trtheem e laekned loefv etlh ew acsa nhtiiglhe.v erT hset rpuuctmupr eh.o usTihneg acnadn tpiilmepvse r structure was fabricated and erected by the American Bridge Company, sub­contractors under Engineers Limited. 1