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TABLE 12 LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. S Bases of Design - Water Supply Line from BMI to Las Vegas Capacity of Pipe Line........................ 8.0 MGD Elevation of BMI Clear W e l l ............ 2,007 Elevation of Terminus in Las Vegas . . . 2,030 Length of Pipe L i n e s . .................. 70,000 feet Friction Coefficient (Hazen-Williams "C"). 125 Pipe D i a m e t e r ...................... 24 inches Head Loss - feet per 1,000 feet . . . 2.18 Total Head Loss for 70,000 feet . . . 160 feet Static Head ........................ 25 feet Total Pumping H e a d ................. 183 feet Lowest Elevation in L i n e ............ 1,610 Maximum Static Pressure at Low Point . 420 feet Pipe Wall Thickness Required . . . . 1/4 inch Elevation of Booster Station . . . . 1,870 Pumping Equipment (4.0 MGD ji 183' TDH) jjgpli 3
