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I Annual Report to the State Public Service Commission 13 GENERAL STATISTICS 1 . Source of water supply............... T e n a r t e s i a n w e l l s an d t h r e e s p r i n g ............................................................................ 2. Maximum amount of water available..... 3. Total water pumped or diverted from stream..............**9®®...................................................................................... ....................................... 4. Total water sold or metered.......................1 * 4 5 8 , .................................................................................................. 5. Total water unaccounted for... u ......2 5 1 , 6 ( ^ ^ 7 8 g a l l p w .................................................................................................... C. Collecting canals and supply mains (feet) : Size, inches In use first of year In use at end of year Nona ................................ 7. Transmission mains (feet) : Size, inches In use first of year In use at end of year Size in inch* 1 ,3 4 6 f t * c a s t iro n .................. i 1,588 f t ,»oast iroia, 14" 1209 f t,(transitu 12 • 3*125 * ? * J .... 3,325...*.. a a 18* 692 R i 16 » 2 1J 513 • ? • J ..11,533 • * a 20* 2973 a a 01. «• li :3 9 5 • * ? 1 10,469 n a a 24* 926 a welded s te .................. ....... ' ............................ . 1 | 8. Distribution mains (feet) : Size, inches 3 4 t v » h Wl*^Ught In use first of year Iron Q&rt Iron WrOU^w In use at end of year Iron Ca^t ^Troij SgvfeSJl m e -c j . ..995 f t» ................................................................ 4 * 34*376 Tt*............................. 34*994 f t * 6 ? 39,157 *.................................. 61,325 4,030 f t* 8 * 26*263 " ........................ .............................. 35,041 *.................................. 10 B 3*P42 *.................................. 4*218 * 32...*.......... ................1 * 4 2 0 1 .................................. 4»24Q * 9. Reservoirs: w _ Type Capacity " i ! r > , . : cement cor>4 stru e tio o ..... .................................. with wooden ...2*500*000. gallons *®?0. Purification system: 1 *1 i, »? jt?-, ® Type 3 Capacity per 24 hours S e ttlin g basin 12,000,000 feallonjrper day J Available water not used in c ity is used fo r irrig a tio n purposes a t Las Vegas Ranch. 2 /lf e in s owned by Union p a cific R ailroad Company. BOTE; In addition to the amount of water produced fo r sale or use by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, as shown in Item 4 above, an amount o f 281,469,566 gallons was also produced by the w ells and springs described in Item 1 above, and u tiliz e d or sold by the Union p a cific Railroad Company, lessee of the Los Angeles and S a lt Lake Railroad Company, which owns the water f a c ilitie s a t Las Vegas, jo in tly with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company*