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LAS VEGAS V A L L E Y W A TE R DISTRICT R E P O R T ON PR O PO SED S U P P L E M E N T A L W A T E R S U P P L Y AND R EIN FO R C E M E N T OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SE C TION I: GEN ERAL ? L oca tion . The C ity of L a s V egas is the county seat of C la rk C ounty, N evada and is the ch ie f C a lifo rn ia and a re a including ll“ s o “ th er" s n orth east of L os A n g e le s, C a liforn ia , Utah. It is lo ca te d about 300 Utah. L o s A ngele s is and about 450 m ile s southw est of Salt L ake L y, the n e a re st la rg e cen ter of population. The L a s V ega s V a lle y , in w hich the C ity - is a north w est trending *” " * h ° “ M ountains re a ch e s an altitude of 9 ,7 0 6 Other le s s e r m ountains lie to the ea st and south. The C itie s of L a s V egas and N orth ^ south cen tra l p art of the v a lle y on t 6 The v a lle y is tr a v e r s e d c r o s s e s the v a lle y in a “ orth e ^ d is se rv e d b y fou r a ir lin e s , b y U .S . H ighw ays 91, 9J, anu •* , i tw pive m ile s southeast of L as The C ity of H en d erson , fo r m e r B a s ic M agnesium , V e g a s, is the site of the tw o -s q u a r e -m fin an ced b y the D efen se m e . plant. The plant, which was orig in a y ow ned op era ted P la n t C o rp o ra tio n at a c o s t T he plant is s e rv e d b y b y five m a jor in d u strial ch e m ica l co rp o ra tio n s , i n p a spur of the Union P a c ific R a ilroa d . N e llis A ir F o r c e B “ e( ’ ^ * y F ie ld , a c o m m e r - I I I ?,m iocafed about s i* m ile s south of L as V eg a s. B ou ld er C ity, ^ - - ^ ^ - V e ^ ^ ^ g m n ^ o f ^ h f u t u e d sT atfs' ea st ° f Lasn V 7 aS\ 1“ th e^ ei ao{qmer w ater and p ow er op era tion s con n ected r h e H o o t " n d the ^ " ‘ op era tion s at D avis and P a rk e r D am s - 1 -