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Measurements of water available and consumed in Las Vegas; Per capita water consumption in Fallon, Winnemucca, and Lovelock, circa 1934

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Date

1934 (year approximate)

Description

Flow measurements of the Las Vegas Big Spring and Little Spring and well in July 1931 and July 1934. Measurements of reservoir and settling basin on July 17, 1934 and July 19, 1934, before and after passing of city ordinance to reduce water waste. Estimated consumption by refrigeration systems. Estimated per capita water consumption in Las Vegas, Fallon, Winnemucca, and Lovelock.

Digital ID

hln000709

Physical Identifier

Box 13 Folder W23-3-5 Water Supply Drilling Wells for Wells 7 & 8

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Details

Subject

Water-supply--Analysis
Water-supply--Sources
Water--Waste
Water--Prices
Water--Measurement

Time Period

1930s (1930 - 1939)

Place

Pershing County
Humboldt County
Clark County
Churchill County

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

documents (object genre)
diagrams
charts (graphic documents)

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment

Citation

hln000709. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ft8hj6g

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Digital Provenance

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Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

TOTAL MEASUREMENTS OF ALL WATER AVAILABLE - LAS VEGAS July 1931 July 1934 Well 3,877,632 gals. per day 2,507,040 gals. per day Big Spring 1,040,498 954,852 " Little Spring 913,043 " 823,680 " " Total available for Las Vegas 5.831.173 " Middle Spring 440,659 " 331,549 Total 6,271,832 " 4,617,121 " " July 1934 - 4,617,121 Decrease 1,654,711 or 26.4% decrease. Estimated population - 7500 people. Water available - 4,285,572 gals. per day. Per capita - 571.4 gals. per day. MEASUREMENTS OF RESERVOIR AND SETTLING BASIN Reservoir Settling Basin Measurements during shortage. 9:30AM, July 17th, 1934 6 ft. 0 in. 1 ft. 6 in. After passing City Ordinance. 9:30AM, July 19th, 1934. Full Full Gain in reserve supply due to reduction in waste of water. 4 1/4" piston displacement, 10 gal per min. 14,400 GPD, 432,000 GPMo. 2 1/4" ' " 6 " " " 8,640 " 259,200 " Average 8 " " " 11,520 " 345,600 " Cost of water .0504 per 1000 gals. (Cost to LVL&WCo.) 432,000 gals. @ .0504 - $21.77 259,200 " .0504 - 13.06 ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION BY REFRIGERATOR SYSTEMS (which are the principal causes of wasted water) Sixty-four services use water-cooled refrigeration systems, without reclaiming the water for re-cooling. Cooling machine with piston displacement will consume: Estimated loss of water through refrigeration systems: 64 services X 11,520 G.P.D. equals 737,280 gallons per day. Per Capita Water Consumption - Nevada Cities Fallon 144 gals. per day. Winnemucca - 176 gals. per day. Lovelock 88 gals. per day.