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V 482 West 3£xth Street, Dos Angeles 149 Calif#, October Sip 1949 State of California* Department of Agriculture, Gacramento, California Gentlemens We operate a public utility serving water to the City of Las Vegas, Hevada. During tli© summer months and particularly during periods of extreme hot weather when g§gjj tiae temperature range® upward to 110 and over with very low humidity, the practice among a large number of the popula* tion is to sprinkle lawns, shrubbery and other vegetation continuously throughout the day# This practice is rapidly depleting the underground reservoir, end unless the citizens can be induced to conserve water, will necessitate the construction of necessary facilities at considerable expense to bring water into the Valley from Lake Mead* At the present time, the per capita uso during the period of high temperatures approximates 700 gallons per day# We believe a more Judicious us© of water will re­duce this consumption without detriment to vegetation# We propose to conduct an educational program to impress upon consumers the necessity of conserving water# Local nurserymen state that during extreme high temperatures davfcim© watering is detrimental and that far greater benefit may fee derived by watering during the evening and early morn- ' Ing* For us© lii conducting such a campaign, will appreciate receiving any authoritative information concerning this ouojoot, > jn event you do not have such information, your sug­gestion as to where it may b© obtained will b© appreciated* Yours very truly, W ^ V g J o m a w 1* :