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LAS VEGAS WATER SUPPLY (Data furnished by W.R.Bracken) Mr. Bracken reports actual consumption of water for 1936, fo r municipal purposes 118,557,577 c u .ft. - ^ 324,815 c u .ft . per day r ^ 3*759 o u .ft. per second * S 2,429,616.2 g a ls, per day Assuming a population of 7500 at Las Vegas, during 1936, this would make a consumption of 324 gals, per person per day. At that rate a population of 10,000 people would require ^ 5,240,000 g a ls, per day, or a flow of 5.01 c . f . s . C ertificate of Appropriation under Appl. 7201, grants 2.30 c . f . s . fo r municipal purposes. We are applying for 2.70 c . f . s . from new w ell fo r municipal purposes to make a to tal of 5.00 c . f . s . fo r municipal purposes Present (Peb. 26, 1937) flow of new w ell - Bracken report - Deducting therefrom 2.70 c . f . s . leaves 2.4138 c . f . s . for ir r ig a tion purposes Statutory duty of water fo r irrig a tio n in Nevada 100 acres per 1. c . f . s . Water measurements made in June, 1936 (before d r illin g new w e ll) were as follow s - Braeken report Artesian w ell 2,554,560 ga l. per day = ^3,952 c . f . s . 2293.20 g a l. per min s 5.1138 o.f . s . i>, /o9 & ¥o'9G Big Spring 1,078,560 n L it t le Spring 992,160 ” 3,203 c . f . s . Total 4,625,280 " ?? It ^ 7 .1 5 5 c . f . s .