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Letter from A. M. Folger to L. A. Barnes (Omaha), October 19, 1949

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Creator

Creator: Folger, Al M.

Date

1949-10-19

Description

Letter from Folger comparing Lake Mead recharge rate estimate to water usage in the Las Vegas Valley. State Engineer compiled data showing that residents were using far more water than the recharge rate. The water company was only responsible for 11 of the 400 wells in the valley.

Digital ID

hln000933

Physical Identifier

Box 13 Folder W23-1-C Water Conservation - Supply from Lake Mead

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx18q98
Details

Subject

Water-supply--Analysis
Water-supply--Statistics
Waiters
Water withdrawals

Time Period

1940s (1940 - 1949)

Place

Clark County

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

correspondence

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

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

Citation

hln000933. 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/d1hx18q98

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Digital Provenance

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Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

October 19, 1949 W 23-1-C Mr. L. A. Barnes c/o Manager of Properties Omaha, Nebraska Dear Mr. Barnes: In accordance with your verbal request while you were in Las Vegas last week, I am enolosing herewith a copy of the outline of the existing water supply system from Lake Mead to BMI. This line was conatructed about 1942, when material and labor costs were considerably less than they are now. Also enclosed is a statement compiled by the State Engineer Showing withdrawals from the Las Vegas Valley in acre feet for the past 24 years. He estimates the re-charge rate to be about 30,000 acre-feet annually, and some concern was felt when the withdrawals exceed the re-charge rate in 1946. While the withdrawals decreased slightly in 1947, the 1948 estimate was 34,000 acre-feet. This applies of course to the total wells in the Valley, some 400, of which the Water Company has eleven. Mr. L. A. Bamea Page 2 Oct. 19, 1949 W 23-1-C If I can be of any further service, please write me. Very truly yours, A. M. Folger