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? I t w m m t m / O ' H H s 1 ? M H R m m Solution May Be Near On LV Water Problem HENDERSON, Oct 29— T h e Las Vegas water district took a new lease on life when the Colorado River commission Sat­urday morning voted to advance $5,000 so that a new survey might be made of the Henderson water facilities under the plan submit­ted by Paul O’Neil, engineer. O’Neil told the CRC that he believed that it would be pos­sible to pump 50 million gallons per day through the existing fa­cilities as far as the Manganese ore plant. He proposed that a reservoir be built near the Vegas wash road plant and a pipeline laid running from there to Las Vegas. He explained that an ex­change of water could be worked out to meet any emergencies. Plant lessees, sitting in at the meeting, voiced no objection to the proposed survey stating merely that they wished to see the water put on an annual bas­is instead of the 10 million gal­lons per day basis. Reason giv­en for this request was that over a period of a year, it might not be necessary for the water dis­trict to use the full ten million gallons. Tom Campbell of t h e water district, stated that he be­lieved that such a move would be beneficial to all and would con­tact the district’s attorneys at once for an opinion. John V. Mueller, general serv­ices representative, remarked that GSA would probably go along with the plan if the fol- ! lowing conditions were met: if the plan proves to be feasible; f [if it shows that 50 million gal*I ! Ions a day can be produced, andS I if it comes under the terms of J (the bond issue of the water d is-; trict.