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m jXUG Due largely to the gracious and p u b lic-spirited coopera tion of THE CUSTOMERS OF THE LAS VEGAS LAND AND WATER COMPANY, A WATER SHORTAGE HAS BEEN AVERTEO DURING THE PAST HOT MONTHS. Consumption has been higher than ever b e f ore— up to 2 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 GALLONS DAILY. SUCH A VOLUME HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ADDITIONAL PUMPING FACILITIES. HOWEVER, DEMAND STILL WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED SUPPLY DURING PEAK DAILY PERIODS IF RESIDENTS HAD NOT SO FAITHFULLY OBSERVED THE CONSERVATION PROCEDURES CALLED FOR BY MAYOR BAKER. It NOW SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE CITY’S LAST SEASONAL WATER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN PASSED. The LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT BONDS, IF APPROVED AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION SEPTEMBER JO, WILL BRING LAKE MEAD WATER TO SUPPLEMENT THE DEPLETED UNDERGROUND SUPPLY. The big p i p e l i n e , the new r e s e r v o i r s , dis tribution mains and other PLANNED FACILITIES COMPRISE A FORWARD-LOOKING AND ESSENTIAL P^AN FOR THIS ENTIRE VALLEY. SUCH DEVELOPMENT IS MORE THAN COULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY A RELATIVELY SMALL UTILITY FRANCHISED TO FURNISH WATER d NL Y WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ONE CITY. The Water Co m p a n y ’s operations have been geared to a single source OF SUPPLY-THE UNDERGROUND BASIN. S|NCE I9I4.O, f|,7 8 7 ,205 HAS BEEN SPENT ON FACILITIES IN A RACE TO KEEP UP WITH THE CITY’S SWIFT EXPANSION. But THERE IS NO LONGER ANY QUESTION OF "KEEPING UP11. It IS KNOWN THAT THE UNDERGROUND BASIN, BY ITSELF, CANNOT MUCH LONGER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT CITY, LET ALONE ITS PROJECTED SUBDIVISIONS AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE VALLEY. w W 1 151 I i§ ? § § 1 1 1