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las Vages, »eveda, May 29, 1944. M i Vaginasr, Carson fifty, Kevada, Dear Sir* For the reasons hereinafter stated, laa Vegas Land and Water Company desires to eater a proteat a gala at the granting of penal salon to d r ill additional walla for artesian water* on any afulfleystii tfee lee Vegas Valley, tapped, by the various wells owned by lee Vegas lend- end Water Company, This Company now feet Certiflantes of Appropriation, ?or termite to Appropriate, which were - granted under'ApplI-eetlon lo t . 7201, 10127* 16458, 10508, 10706, 10707, 10867, 10868, 10869, 10870, in e ll of wfelofe the use tpeei-fled f i for munioip®1 supply, Our records show that tfee production of said weHe is daereaalng alarmingly, while' tfee demand for munietpal use Is increasing. For example, the averei® de»«md during our heaviest month in 1945, {August), averaged 000,000 E lion s per day*/ On May 19, 1944.#«fees tfee temperature reeefeed 96 degrees, tfee demand was #,000,000 gallons, we can, therefore, anticipate tfeat during tfee summer of this year the demand will greatly exceed tfee average.#f last year, and- m&y exceed our total output. Our records further disclose that.each of said walla is effected by tfee others, showing that tfee pro-dnotion of water from said aquiflerscannot be increased by tfee drilling of additional wells# is municipal supply is tfee highest use that water can be put to, it is aeeeaaary that a ll steps be taken to conserve tfee available supply for said usej consequently, before additional applications ere granted, it should be ascertained to a certainty tfeat as id additional walla will not affect tfee supply for >m IBuSHnEi cipa? •..l . use, # • Very truly yours, LAS VISAS LAMP AMD VAW« 0MPASV Vibe President;---------