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    Mr* EE. Bennett #2 In addition to Section 3 of your letter, I am of the opinion th a7t9 87t hee iAtcetd oaft Mpaargec h 27(57t9h3,.2 11+)9 39s,h ouasl d amalesnod edb e inc on19s1i+d7 eraendd. 191T+h9e (SSteacst,e E'jjn'fg9i3.n1e0e-r ’s representative in this area informs me that most water in the Las Vegas Valley area is ’’artesian” water instead of p1e93r9c,o laast inamge nwdaetde,r . hasH e bfeuernt hmeafd~eT neTfof5eS5cst imvoe ithna tt hitsh e aArceta of through the petition mentioned in Sec. 1+ of the Act (S ec 7793.13 NCL Supp., 1931-191+1). one which taps anA n’’ aqauritfeiseira nu wnedlelr lyisi ngd efainn eidm peirnv isoauisd mAactt eras­ibaolv e iwnh ewrhei chit thise fsitrastti c ewnactoeurnt elreevdel ini n sasiadi d awqeulilf iestra.n” ds Thai-s definition would make the well in the railroad shop grounds astt aLnadss Vate gaas hiagnh e’’ra rlteevseila n twheanl l”th, e spionicnet twhhe erwea teirt iisn fsiarisdt weelnl­countered. Its development would therefore come under the Aacptp roopfr i1a9t39e, waats era meinnd eadc.c ordTahnact e Awcti twh outhled rperqouviisrieo nas peorfm itth eto general water law relating to the appropriation of public wiantge rosr bseifnokrien gp eorf fosramiidn gwe laln y (wSoerckt iionn c77o9n3n.e1c5t)i.o n wTihet h satmhee bor­would be true with respect to sinking a new well in the shop grounds or elsewhere on railroad property. existing well or If orb elsiienvkei ngt haa t neaw pweerlmli t info ra dsueivtealbolpei ngl octhae­wtaitoenr w oius ldd evbee logpreadnt efdo r byr aitlher oasdt apteu rpeonsgeisn eear .p erWmhiet n tos ufafpipcrioe­nt priate such water could then be obtained, followed by proof Tohfi sb ewnoeuflidc iaalp pulsye ,t o inth ea cceoxridsatnicneg wweiltlh otrh e tog ean enraelw wwbaltle,r wlhawi*c h­ever is followed. Companies* water rIti ghwto ulfdr obme thpeo sspirbelsee ntt o pltarcaen sfoefr apthper oRpariilartoiaodn to a new place of appropriation, such as the existing well in the shop grounds or a new well to be developed at a suitable plooicnatt ioonf. diHvoewresvieorn, int hesruef fmiucfieet ntb e qwuaatnetri tya vatoi laebqluea l att het hew atneerw right whieh is transferred to such point of diversion. I am informed that for many years the State Engineer automatically aofp prdiovveerds iaopnp litco atainoontsh ert,o wtirtahnosufte r rea gwaartde rt o ritghhe t qfuranotmi toyne ofpoint wpartoexri madteevleyl optewod yaet artsh e angoe w tpheo inatt toorf nedyi vegresnieorna.l rHuolweedv etrh,a t apth­e water developed at the new pointof diversion must be equal to