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March 31, 1953. MOcro an. toR,o y WiH.s coRneseidn . Bear Mrs. Reed: Inquiry of MarcThh i24s, le19t5t3e r relag awrrdiitntge no uri n warteespro nssuep pltyo. your the desert, so Wwee odob tanoitn hoauvre w aatnye rr ifvreorms thien atrhitse sipaarnt o rof underground channel. The water in the artesian channel comes from snow saeltage in the Charleston Mountains, ab out 35 miles west of Las Vegas, and flows underground until we tap the supply with a well, whereupon the water rises to t he surface and overflows. We then capture the water in a pipe­lsientet lainngd- btarsainns.m it Ati t thtoi s a polianrtg e itc ondcrroeptse asntyr ucstmualrle gcraalilnesd oaf esmaenrdg eits mfaryo mh atvhee psiectkteldi nugp- baisn itnh ea su ncdleerarg,r ousnpda rckhlainnnge la,r taensdi an water. the big reservoiIrt, ist htehnecen cinatror itehde thcriotyu,g h wmhoerree psimpaelllienr ess etrov ice ltihen esp recsaernrty ttihmee ,w ateelre veinnt o{ 11h}o mbeis g anadr tebusiiladni nwgesl.l ®, Wed rhialvlee,d atto a dfeipfttehe no fm i4l0l0 ioton 1g2a0l0l onfese tp,e r adnady .t hesTeh e weCliltsy porf oLdausce Vmeograes tfhuarnt her ddaotees, nonto r bedlooens g itt o rtehcee iMveet rwoatpeorl itsaunp pWlayt efrr omD isatnryi cdta msa s oorf otthhiesr sources than as outlined in this letter. that according Wteo mtiheg htl awasls oo f stthaet e Stina ter epolfy Nteov adyao uwre ianrqeu irnyo t allowed to have meters for the service and for this reason a ll water is sold on a flat-rat® on the character of the businbeasssi ss,e rtvheed acnhda rgteh e fonru mwbheir chof iss ebravsiceed outlets within the building or home. Very truly yours, AL.cRt.i nMg& aGegneral Manager