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Los Angeles, March 2, 1981 MEMORANDUMS Mr, R. L. Adamsons Subjects Ra Electric Power change. LVL&wga*. J i l t The above amounts on the Auditor* 0 recorded costa for eleotrlo current charged LVL*wCo. for the two period* shown The Increase Is substantial* jffo Johnson has checked In at Las Vegas and phoned me today (Friday) that the charges as reported are based upon sub-meter readings each month. I am handing you the file on the monthly statements - for the last two years* Xou will see that ths last Items on each monthly bill covers this item of power. Hr* Johnson further said* based open his Inquiry* that the designation was in error# 1* Booster pump charge from #6*00 to $19*00 per month applies to railroad and not for ths production of water. 2# The designation water well #1 and #2 should be circuit 01 end circuit #2* Yeu will observe from their monthly reports that substantial billings for power occur In all months of the year - winter months are neavy too, r x ^ X m i charges are reasonably correct. what occasioned the $10*350 charge in 1050 as compared with $5*226 in 1949, Apparently we must look to this office for the answer* My suggestion is something like this* 1* Cheek the logs of ths pump operations to ascertain whether pumps operated regularly. 2* secure kwh billing* 3* On the basis of the else of the motor and load would it bo physically possible to utilise the kwh billed*