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SECTION VII: ESTIM ATED EXPENSES It w ill be noted that Lake M ead water is to be used to supplem ent lo c a l s o u r c e s starting in 1955. In creasin g amounts would be used until the fu ll allotm en t is used in 1972. A fter 1972 it is assu m ed that the W ater D is tr ic t w ill have acqu ired additional rights to ground w ater due to annexations, p u rch ase, etc. , and a lso w ill be re co v e rin g a la rg e p art of the w ater w hich is now lo s t through upward flow , phreatophytes and ev a p ora tion . It is b e lie v e d that the ground water basin can supply the additional quantities shown. T able VIII show s the estim ated annual pow er req u irem en ts up to 1990. T able IX show s the estim ated annual co s t of Lake M ead w ater d e ­liv e r e d to L as V ega s. T able X shows the estim ated total ca sh exp en d i­tu res up to 1990. 7 .0 6 . W ater m e te r s . The average w ater consum ption at the p re se n t tim e is 370 gallons p er capita per day. This is unusually high and is due to the fa ct that there are no co n su m e rs' m e te rs m the sy stem . If m e te rs w ere in sta lled it is b e lie v e d that the average w ater con su m p ­tion w ould be red u ced to 200 to 225 gallons p er capita p er day. The w ater con su m ption in P h oen ix and T u cson , A rizon a , is 211 gpcd and 153 gp cd , r e s p e c tiv e ly . The L as V egas Land and Water C om pany has been p reven ted fr o m in stallin g m e te rs by a state law w hich p roh ib its their in stallation b y p riv a te ly -o w n e d u tilities in citie s of m ore than 4, 500 population. The law p e rm its the in stallation of water m e te rs b y m u n icipal u tilities but it is silen t about a Water D is trict. A ction b y the leg isla tu re or a test ca se m a y b e n e c e s s a r y b e fo re m eters can be in sta lled . H ow ev er, ample funds have b een included in the bond issu e fo r w ater m e te r s , and ac b y the B oa rd of D ir e c to r s to have them in sta lled is anticipated^ soon j| :ter the a cq u isition of the p ro p e rty . If m eters are in sta lled , both the loca L and im p o rte d w aters w ill go farth er and operating co sts m ay be red u ced “ " c o v e , the two types of o p e r a t i c , both a new fla t-r a te sch edu le and a m e te r -r a te stru ctu re have been calcu lated . -3 7 -