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, VCC - Mr. W. H. Guild Los Angeles - February 5# FEB 7 1942 Mr. B. H. Fra ter: tos angeuks, calif. | OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Demand for eater at Lae Vegas threatens to exceed the amount for which we provided in our previous budget recommenda­tion, and I feel it important that we now provide for a further supply so that we will be able to produce what now appears to be the probable maximum demand and in addition have a margin of safety* We have made a careful canvass of the situation at Las Vegas with respect to anticipated housing construction to occur between now and the end of the heavy demand period in September, and estimate a probable 9*K> additional houses as detailed on attached sheet. We have used Mr. Bracken's estimated per capita hot weather consumption of 6©0 GPD, and estimated an average of 3 persons per house. Being last year's maximum consumption and the estimated additional water required for anticipated new bous­ing which we will be obliged to serve between now and the end or the lf.lt hot weather period, we have** Anticipated 19*11 Maximum Demand;, Last year's Oity maximum demand - - - . - - - - - - 6 10© 000 6FS 940 new services « | persona # 6©0 ©*D c * per capita - ------ -- . * • • • » . X 092 000 Estimated 1942 maximum Railroad demand S00 000 * Contlngenoy for Magnesium and c u s h i o n ---------- 1 QQP. .QS9. * Total estimated lf42 maximum demand---- -- — 9 fft 000 ©PD ©ailed ...................................... 9 600 000 - To meet this demand, our conservatively estimated pro­duction ability, after completion of the work now authorised, is: Last year's maximum production from wclls^and springs in vicinity of reservoir, 6,498,000 GPD; account heavy pull upon all wells, ©on-servative estimate for 1942 from same souroe- - 6 000 000 ©PD Dependable capacity of well on Railroad premises - 6§Q ©00 # (1)