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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Q. When you say "their", arc you referring to the Water Company? A. Yes. Q. What la the limit of Mr. Sear lea* permit on that well? A* He has about **0,000 gallons per day* Q. And do you knew what that well will flow? A. I helped measure the discharge from the well during January of 1950. The discharge was 1000 gallons a minute. $. And what Is that figure per day? A. Two and a half millions is fairly close. Q. Would it he possible under the present law for the Water Company to acquire the use of that additional water over and above the **0,000 for which the permit is now issuod and tho two and a half the well will flow? A* It’s possible by going through the proper procedure—. making an application to obtain wator. It's up to the State Engineer’s office to act on those applications. Q* Have there been other wells drilled in that general vicinity within the past year and a half? A. Very few close to that vicinity. There have been a few in that vicinity that have been cleaned out and deepened, which was the case in Kenney Searles’ well. That well has been in existence since 19**5 or 19**0, but the Mg flow was obtained in Sffef* Q« What was the extent of that flow previous to being cleaned out? A. Possibly 300 gallons a minute. ffc S© that by cleaning out and deepening the well, they