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City Manage t^ssue^ Pleas to Save Watfet Says Flagrant Violation of Conservation Undermines Las Vegas Streets^* V' A plea for water conservation in Las Vegas was issued today by T. E. Fennessqy, city manager, who pointed out that individual water consumption here triples the national average. As well as a flagrant waste of a precious commodity, Fen- nessey ..said, rivefg |of water arc undermining the paved streets in jall.sections of the city. .' . According to figures furnished :i by. lias Vegas Iiand and Water j ! company, average daily consump­tion in June was -10,350,000 : gal­lops or about 518 gallons daily for each person.' . ,.m ' C To date in July, the daily' average | has jumped., to IX,- '000,000 gallons, or about 650 gallons to each person, -water ; officials said. The national av- ~ erage daily water consumption .. is 150 gallons. : ' ? Only about three million gal- I Ions of water: reached the city ! sewer system, Fennessey expfain- ed, which indicates a t remendous I waste -on lawns. Further, evidence of waste,she said, are riyeiS’-fI'ow-t ing along curb lines in all sec-* lions of the -city, particularly in the Huntridge and Mayfair dis­tricts, | | | * *'' j I “The* unwarranted -'waste of I water,’’ Fephcssey : declar^djm^is f not only ah Outrage considering the hmited ' supply, but it has the effect to undermine and de- f teriprate; thej-strpetsiL;and ..inter-: sections ‘6ver which , rivers run.” “I-plead with-the citizens,” | Fennessey continued, ‘‘to con- sider this a : personal matter and assist the city and the water company by reducing waste. I ask yon further td'etf-' operate by reporting violations to either the city or utility of­fices.” p Among the'chief off.ehFdiJ’Tf'ffi-’ nessey pointed out, are too much water oh lawnsS alloWiag spray ! j§b fall' inM^tlhe im­proper operation of coolers. "Mariy home owners, . he s.aid, have a habit of afldwing 'wate|^to. flpW: alfif'nighf:,.' when a fwii hours spraying would be sufficient. The spray, he said, should noth be placed too near the curb,, permit­ting a sprinkle on the street Coolers should be equipped with pumps, he concluded, and hot operated on a direct flow basis. L a s V e g a s , Ne v a d a REVIEW - JOURNAL ^ J u l y 2 5 , 1 9 4 6