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USVEGAS 22 830 PM U 22 VG ACS OMAHA GO 3 ve VS U p S 3?8»~MR SICNHAHDT S R 118 READING QUOTE DAILY PCS CAPITA ~ "p consumption of water in *£asvegas is several times that of any other COMPARABLE AREA FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAIU6LE UNQUOTE* \ NOT UNDERSTOOD, AS FIGURES RELEASED YESTERDAYS PRESS INDICATES RENO PER CAPITA CONSUMED 834 GALLONS DAILY WHILE SPARKS IS I© GALLONS PER DAY HIGHER. LASVEGAS AVERAGE PER CONNECTION IS 2fc»'GALjS, RENO 2287 AND SPARKS 2324 DAILY. RENp/USED 21,000,000 GALS DAILY COMPARED w iT U ' 4 ' \ i > ?— ^ * < WJ^ISPOTENTlAL MAXIMUM* RENO OPERATES UNDER THE SAME HANDICAP AS' WE DO, THAT IS THE STATE LAW WHICH PROHIBITS USE OF WATER BETTERS IN CITIES OF OVER 4500 POPULATION. WHILE IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRILL ADDITIONAL WELLS IN THE REMAINING 45 DAYS OF PRESENT EMERGENCY AS INDICATED IN MR REINHARDTS WIRE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABIE TO SECURE PUBLIC SERVICE C0MM1SI0N AND OUR CONSUMERS THAT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO STAY ON TOP OF PRESENT SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES AT LEAST AS LONG AS IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY F 51