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    M . w h i c h cnrnml-a.^1 nns In the instant case, however, there can he no question as to the fact, namely, of the very unusual and a very great value in the perpetual flow of a very high quality of water from three springs and e l e v e n a r t e s i a n w e l l s t h a t h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d b y the o w n i n g c o m p a n y ( L . A . & S . L . R . R . G o . )• W h e n the f u r t h e r f a c t is t a k e n i nt o c o n s i d e r a ­& \ Z \> tion that the Las Vegas area has a climate that is classed as semi-arid and with a precipitation of less than 5 inches a year, the worth of a water supply that for the major part is secured without the cost of pumping and without the cost of long distance transmission, becomes more evident, as to its value, both to the companies and to the people who are served. During the entire growth of the City of Las Vegas continued effort has been made to develop the water supply in a manner sufficient to meet the population increase. In latter years, with the decline in the railroad use for water and other miscellaneous need®, such added waters have been utilized for the general public needs. A record of the production of water for the period 1938-49 is as follows: Annual Production Equivalent Average Plow Year in Gallons 1/ in Cubic Ft. per Second 1938 1,721,951,995 7.30 39 1,628,752,152 6.90 40 1,800,866,840 7.61 41 1,878,809,028 7.96 42 1,991,160,144 8.44 43 2,358,821,160 1 0 .0 0 44 2,862,578,460 1 2 . 1 0 45 3,113,048,240 13.20 46 3,368,797,040 14.28 47 3,566,516,112 15.12 48 3,539,158,713 14.96 49 3,655,758,761 15^50 y o W ' w 1/ Source: Annual reports to P.S.C. of Nevada, Page 13, Item 2 The production in 1949 was equal to approximately 10 million gallons per day on the average. Of this amount 97.32$ was for the