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water in su fficie n t volume to meet a ll needs and to meet any anticipated growth and expansion in whatever d irection . There's an analogy here between the water supply here and the e le ctrica l energy that comes from Boulder Dam, Man can’ t use e le ctrio power, and e le ctric companies can’ t run unless they have a standby. For example, we are supplying our contractors here with power from Boulder Dam, We are se llin g i t at the lowest possible rate but that rate up to the present time does not include a charge fo r standby. We are just coasting along on the fa c t that there is a lo t of surplus power at the Dam down there, and we can draw on th at,.b u t ju st the minute when a ll the power down there is used and demanded, and then there comes a shortage, some­one w ill have to make i t up with steam plants. We w ill have to take i t out of the dam, and someone w ill have just that much less power, so that surplus, that standby-to make our power supply eventually - is going to add 20& at the very lea st, to the present cost that we are charging our contractors. Now, we have the same thing in regard to the water here. We are approaoh-in S_^he.vM ^ * of &rtesian water underground. The minute you ov-erdraw'that water, everybody’ s water rights w ill be im perilled. If you are going to have a stable community, you w ill have to get water from some place e ls e , and you w ill have to pay fo r i t . By means of conservation, you can postpone that period. That is why I advocate drastic supervision and prevention of waste. I f you are going to build up this community here, we have got to get in water from Boulder Dam, That’ s going to cost a lo t of money, I don’ t know the present status of the water supply at Basic Magnesium. Perhaps Mr, Case or someone else here - or perhaps the Chamber of Commerce, has investigated that, I know we have directed some inquir­ies to the Defense Plant Corporation asking them i f they have any plans as we would like to be advised as representatives of the State. I f that pumping plant and pipe lin e is to be salvaged or offered fo r sale or lease, the State should have p rio rity , in my opinion, because its the State’ s water, and its an obligation of the State to take care of that water and supply i t to the public at the lowest possible rates. I f the State should obtain that water through le g isla tio n , it might grant an appropriation fo r its purchase, or lease on long term payments. It is my thought that the water should be supplied to the people at co st. The cost of the plant should be amortized over a long period of years. The d e li­very cost of water to B,M .I,, according to reports that have been put out, is now merely operation and maintenance — $32,50 per m illion gallons. To that add 50 cents fo r Government charges — fo r storage in Boulder Dam reservoir, plus a 5 cent charge being made at present by the State to cover the Colorado River Admi-ni-stration , e to . So that would have to be added to amortization, depreciation, interest,and various other charges. The water would not be eheapj as I said before, i t would cost a great deal more than the present water. Therefore, this present water supply should be conserved ju st as fa r as possible. That is sound business ar.d good economy,^ So again I say, a line should be brought in from Boulder Dam, with water softening plant and distribution system - tapped into the main system so that i t can be supplied in case of water shortage - to make i t available as standby water. To follow this up a l i t t l e b it further, the water would cost less i f we could bring in enough to make i t available fo r a limited amount of agriculture and development of fin e suburban homes and the lik e . People of that class can afford to pay fo r the water. Perhaps a limited amount of agriculture in the suburban area around here can be made profitable even i f they have to pay a good deal fo r water. Water could be brought in with very slig h t treatment suitable fo r agricultu re, (5)