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m - Administrator of General Services by the Colorado River Commission under the quitclaim deed or letter of intent, purchasers and lessees at Henderson will have an assured water supply from the Water District. (d) Industries located in or near Las Vegas will have a better assurance of water by supplementing existing ground water supplies with waters from Lqk© Mead. (e) Increasing demand for water indicates that within a period of prob­ably ten years additional water will be required within the District. The long term plans of the Water District include the construction of an additional water transmission line to Lake Mead which will connect with the contemplated line between Las Vegas and Henderson. A pumping plant at the pipe junction will permit the reversing of the flow in the Henderson pipe line and the back filling of the reservoirs of Henderson with water transmitted through the pro­posed new transmission line. This give further assurance that the industries at Henderson will have an ample supply of water at all times. (f) The Water District plans to increase water storage capacity at Henderson by the construction of a third reservoir of the same capacity as each of the two existing reservoirs, namely about sixteen million gallons. The construction of this additional reservoir will permit for better service to Henderson industries than can be had under present facilities. This increase in standby storage will serve as an additional protection during any emergency which may arise. (g) Under existing agreements the State of Nevada has an annual allot­ment of 300,000 acre feet of water from the Colorado River, its tributaries and Lake Mead. The only practical location where this allotment can be bene­ficially used is the Las Vegas Valley. In view of the rapid depletion of under­ground water in the Las Vegas Valley it is important that this resource be utilized. Prudence requires the allotment to be put to beneficial use before it may be readjusted to the disadvantage of the State of Nevada and the Las Vegas Valley. (h) The Las Vegas Valley Water District is the most logical political subdivision of the State of Nevada to control, operate and maintain the Basic Magnesium water facility. Although other political subdivisions in the immed­iate area are authorized to supply and distribute water, they do not have the financial ability or the broad and flexible powers of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Water District is able to immediately assume the maintenance and operation of the Basic Magnesium water facilities. It is in a position to readily finance and expand the service to additional customers and industries. Assump­tion of the maintenance and operation of said facilities will not impair present service obligations of the Water District or any future service obligations which may arise with the expansion of the industries located at Henderson.