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Rock• Springs - May 29 9 1936 Mr. George B. Pryde* In accordance w ith your l e t t e r o f May 25 9 1936, we have made an examination o f the water situ ation at Las Vegas, Nevada, report o f which is rendered herewith 1 Mr. J e ffe r s 's l e t t e r o f May 21st requests report on: I* "Putting down an addition al w e ll, including the consideration o f the n ecessities th e refo r and p o s s ib ility o f such action accomplishing the purposes intended by Mr. Bracken, and 2. "Renewing the pipe lin e : (a ) By programming the renewals over a period o f years, or how i t should best be handledf (b ) Whether i t should be renewed in kind or with cast iron p ip e." Show below w eir measurements o f water produced by sources during years 1931, 1934, 1935 and 1936, no record o f 1932 and 1933 being a va ila b le: Julv.1931 ju iv .1934 June.1935 A pr..1936 Artesian W ell 3,877,632 2, 507,040 2,780,697 2,799,360 Big Spring 1,040,498 954,852 1 , 079,308 1,045,094 L i t t l e Spring „ . m : H a 823.680 ,1*Q3,1*1.63 880.243 TOTAL G.P.D. 5 , 8 3 1 , 1 7 3 4 , 285,572 4,895,768 4,724,697 I t appears from the foregoin g that production from Big and L i t t l e Springs is comparatively uniform, la rg e flu ctu ation being in Artesian w e ll, However, i t seems safe to assume a continued flow o f approximately 2,750,000 gallons per day from th is source w ith t o t a l gallonage a va ila b le from sources shown o f approximately 4,700,000 gallons per day. Statement o f water consumption by months fo r year 1935 is shown below: