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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 108. reasonable restrictions nr* placed upon the use of waterf and if preventive measures are taken to prevent waste ©f water, that the City will have a sufficient supply ©f water developed by the present facilities to take care of its immediate needs for such time as will he necessary for the completion of tho lake Head project. there are several methods of conserving water and prevent­ing waste. One cf these, which I have referred to Is the en­forcement of restrictions on such use and the prohibition again©' tho waste of such water. The other, and the only one which is in my opinion really effective, Is the installation of meters in the City, which Is now prohibited by the State law, As you knew, the Water Company for several years has endeavored to get the State law repealed is order that It might install meters hut your State legislature has refused to amend or repeal the law, largely due to the indifference, if not opposition, of the Clark County delegation. There is no doubt in my mind that the Installation of meters will result in a substantial saving of water. Illustrative of that, I would like to refer briefly to tho City of Tucson, Arisons, which has climatic conditions and water problems cults similar to the City of las togas. Prior to the 1930‘s, the City of Tucson did not have meters. At that time, its average water consumption was 5,500,000 gallons per day comparable to the then consumption of las togas. By means of the installation of meters, the City of Tucson reduced the water consumption to an average daily