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Las Vegas, Nevada - water facilities additions, replacements and renewals maintenance (1 of 2)
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. Los Angeles - Feb 8, 19^5 GFA - Omaha & On Line Cy PR BHP-Omaha A-22. 1 . Peak consumption last year occurred month of August, dally average being 10,$75*000 8*1®» with ult. potential prodn of 13,000,000 gals. Latter contemplates all wells operating, but we frequently have two wells out of service for week or ten days aocount sand. If No. 10 well, producing 3,000,000 OPD should go out during peak period we would Incur shortage. This year, iistowwffiitogisp.tiiier IIMMHisiifeMi, we are taking on addnl service to Boulder and Park Place Subdivisions under orders of Commission, and are Increasing site of mains to serve Subdivisions where users could not get enough water to take a bath during peak hours last year. In spite of substantial reduction In employment Basic, there are no rental vacancies in LV. 2. If material not available, would start advertising cam­paign early In summer warning of our inability through governmental restrictions to meet hot weather demand, and seek help from City Commission in passing ordinance restricting watering of lawns to certain hours, and if successful, subsidise one or two extra police during hot months to enforce the ordinance. 3. Propose use EBH's rotary rig, which will put well in prodn in three weeks. Will require two weeks to oonstruot pips 11ns after material reed. k. Our wells are showing gradual decline in hydrostatiP pressure and consequently in prodn, and if Las Vegas maintains Its End Sheet One.