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M LVega* Valley Water Hist. -3- March if, 1954 water be depleted or tee*sacu by an expropriator whose priority is later than that of First Parties* each later appropriates would be required to plug hi* -well and be enjoined from using water therefrom* As to the acquiring of additional water from the Colorado &iver; Under date of June 19. 1950, the Water district made application to the htat* Engineer for permission to appropriate 59 cubic feat per second of water (43,090 acre feet per annum) from —-uke Mead and the Colorado River for municipal purposes. A permit was granted under date of January 31, 1951, which permit is in good standing. The District has until January £4, ly&2, in which to apply the appropriated water to a beneficial use. 'Under duta of May lia i95£, the District entered into an agree­ment with Basic Management. Inc. whereby ii&sic Management, Inc. wi*l deliver into the District1* water system, turougn 13 y M. Vs existing water plant and system, up to 5,000,000 gallons of water per day, and up to 13,750,300 gallons per day after the District shall have, at its own expense installed pumpts and other facilities sufficient to Handle such increased quantity. (The S.MoJl water system consists oi intake pumps at tae point of diversion on Wake Made, and a 49pipe line ©steading from the Dak© to H endersoa, Nev»da.) In my opinion said agreement i* a binding obligation on both parties thereto. lift. iscvajUt tnc water ©f all source* of waver supply, wituin to© boundaries of in© state* whether above or beneath the surface of the ground, belongs to the public, subject to existing vigus, all such water* may bo ap- propriatad for feeneiiciai use as provided by our Nevada otatutes and not otherwise. The determination «£ the relative right* to water and the admin* s» trttio* of said rights is* Nevada are imposes up act tb# Dtate Engineer oi the State, subject tg court contirmution if dispute* arise. Very truly yours. DAM tad *. eo ? -*. McNm s w