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Estimated 1948 Average Water Consumption - M.S.D. Underground Lake Mead Sources Supply Las VegAs Urban Area Sales of Las Vegas Land & Water Company 9.32 North Las Vegas 0.65 Bonanza Village, Union Pacific Railroad, Vegas Heights, and Sunrise Acres 0.51 Private Supplies within urban area 9.52 Total 20.00 Paradise Valley Hotels, Tourists' Camps, etc. 1.06 Bell telephone 0.02 Miscellaneous irrigation, etc. 4.49 Total 5.57 Basic Magnesium Industrial Area Whitney Henderson Carver Park Victory Village Pit tman Basic Magnesium Plant 0.03 1.70 0.10 0.23 0.04 2.00 0.03 4.07 Air Force Base 0.12 Tule Springs 5.06 Total Water Consumption 30.78 4.07 An annual average water consumption of 30.80 MOD re­presents an annual withdrawal of 34,800 acre feet per year from the underground reservoirs.