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Los Angeles, February 24, 1945 Mr. 3. H. Prater* (CC - Mr, Frank Strong) Referring to the water situ ation at Las Vegas with particular reference to the need fo r more storage capacity: Have discussed th is very thoroughly with Mr. Strong* There are 10 wells and some springe, the aggregate output o f which is about 13,000,000 gals, per day* An additional w ell is to he d rilled , which is expected to deliver from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 gals* per day more* In four o f the w ells, Nos, 4, 5, 6 and 8, considerable trouble has been experienced with sand, and i t is necessary every couple o f years to reh abilitate them so that they w ill produce th eir normal output. Mr. Stpong proposes to reh abilitate these w ells, and expects to obtain another 1 , 000,000 g a ls, per day. This w ill make a to ta l output o f a ll w ells and springs o f between 15,000,000 and 16,000,000 gals, per day i f everything is in perfect working order. During la s t August, the average daily consumption was 10,800,000 gals. On Individual days, the consumption was larger, possibly as much as 1 2 , 000,000 g a ls, per day, and since la st August, we have taken over the Boulder Dam Subdivision and Park Place Subdivision, so that in future the maximum consumption w ill be somewhat greater than la st August * The capacity o f the existin g reservoir is 2,500,000 g a ls, , less than the daily requirements, and consequently is too small. I f there is a large f ir e in Las Vegas at a time when we are having trouble with some o f the w ells, conditions would be pretty seriou s. The No, 10 w ell, which Is the largest producer, flow s about 3,000,000 gals, per day when It is in good working order, and I f th is w ell alone were out o f serv ice, there would be d iffic u lt y in meeting the maximum consumption demands. Consequently, i t is proposed to in s ta ll a 7,500,000-gal, reservoir with adequate piping and pumping f a c i l i t i e s , estimates fo r which are being prepared, cost o f which I believe w ill run in the neighborhood o f $275,000.00.