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Water - Rate Schedule Volume III

Date

1951 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

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Map showing water connection for Moapa School District No. 17, Moapa, Nevada, August 1920

Date

1920-08

Description

'Exhibit A.' 'L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co., Los Angeles Division.' 'August 1920.' 'Approved, [signed] C.F. Miller, Div. Engr.' '2-W-49' hand-printed in lower right corner.'Audit # 3309 12/31/24" hand-printed in lower left margin. Scale: 1 in. = 100 ft

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Application by Las Vegas Valley Water District and Colorado River Commission of Nevada to the Administrator of General Services (Washington, D.C.) for transfer of certain water facilities, 1951

Date

1951

Archival Collection

Description

Application of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to obtain the water facilities constructed at or near Henderson, Nevada, by Defense Plant Corporation. Document includes background of application, water district plans, consideration of public interest and benefit, and the terms and conditions for the transfer of the water facilities.

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Sale of water - Naval Training Station

Date

1948 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

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Photograph of a body of water, November 1958

Date

1958-11

Description

A body of water lies still while a little church appears by the mountains in the background.

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Map showing plan for water quality management update for wastewater collection systems in the Las Vegas Valley, February 20, 1997

Date

1997-02-20

Description

'Plate 1. Source: Clark County Geographic Information Systems Central Repository. Comprehensive Planning, Advanced Planning Division. Feburary 20, 1997.' Scale [ca. 1:95, 040. 1 in.=approx. 1.5 miles]. Shows sewers, force mains, service area boundaries, watershed boundaries, and lift stations. Includes inset location map. Includes township and range grid. Clark County, Nevada, Comprehensive Planning, Advanced Planning Division.

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Measurements of water available and consumed in Las Vegas; Per capita water consumption in Fallon, Winnemucca, and Lovelock, circa 1934

Date

1934 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Flow measurements of the Las Vegas Big Spring and Little Spring and well in July 1931 and July 1934. Measurements of reservoir and settling basin on July 17, 1934 and July 19, 1934, before and after passing of city ordinance to reduce water waste. Estimated consumption by refrigeration systems. Estimated per capita water consumption in Las Vegas, Fallon, Winnemucca, and Lovelock.

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Handbill announcing water outage, Las Vegas, December 11, 1925

Date

1926-02-13

Archival Collection

Description

Notice that the water would be shut off on 11 December 1925 from 7 to 10 a.m.

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Map showing location of proposed water line to be installed along Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Track No. 8, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1, 1931

Date

1931-05-01

Description

Label in lower right coner: 'Union Pacific System. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Form 30, No. 6-4002. Las Vegas, Nevada. Location of proposed water line to be installed along Track No. 8. Scale 1" = 100'. Chief Engineer's Office, L.A. & S.L.R.R. Co., Los Angeles, Caif. May 1, 1931. Dwg. No. 36103.' Handwritten in red pencil on label: 'W.O. 9798.' Accompanies: Work Order Authority for Extensions and Additions to Exisiting Property, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co., May 1, 1931. (Box 25 Folder 80-12).

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The Water Rules: A History of Water in the Las Vegas Valley, undated

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File

Archival Collection

Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00289
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: Box 21

Archival Component