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.1. WATER CONSUMPTION: The present daily average consumption in Las Vegas is 13,300,000 gallons. This is based on the average for a 365 day year, "with con­sumption ranging from a minimum low day of 12 ,000,000 gallons in the season of lowest consumption, to a 20,000,000 gallon maximum day, at the peak of the summer period. 12. LAKE LEAD SUPPLY: Installation of the pipe line to transport Lai© Mead water into the District will make available an additional 13,750,000 gallons daily to supplement the present underground supply from wells. Under the terms of the contract made between the District last year with Basic Management, Inc., operators of BMI, the District is permitted to take up to 5,000,000 gallons daily from the I4.O" line running from the Lake to Henderson at cost. The contract further provides that the District may increase this amount by 8,750,000 to a total daily maximum of 13,750,000 gallons by installing improvements to increase the capacity of the existing 1|0" pipe line from Lake Mead to Henderson. The cost of these facilities, which must be borne by the District, is estimated to be $620,000. Althoughit is anticipated that the daily average requirement of Lake Mead water to supplement the underground supply may not exceed 5,000,000 gallons during the first several years of operation, the District plans to immediately install the .facilities necessary for maximum capacity. This will place the District in a position to draw on the full supply available from Lake Mead without construction delays, in the event of an unusual spurt in population or other developments demanding a sudden increase in water consumption. It will also provide a desirable safety factor to meet any possible emergency that might otherwise arise.