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Final environmental impact statement for the second stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project.
1977-06-06
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Letter to the president of the Union Pacific appraising him of why the Las Vegas Land and Water Company was protesting the issuance of new permits to drill wells in the Las Vegas.
1944-11-10
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Newspaper clipping discussing petitions to create a water district in the Las Vegas valley and a map of the proposed district.
1947-10-17
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Report of the discussion regarding the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District at a Rotary meeting.
1947-11-06
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Table showing gallons and percentage of water used by The Las Vegas Land & Water Co. in Las Vegas, and used and sold by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 1937, 1938, and 1939.
1940-07-16
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Residents of the Las Vegas Valley were withdrawing water at the same rate as was being recharged.
1948-07-21
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Story about a campaign to collect enough signatures to call an election for a vote on the creation of a water district for the Las Vegas valley.
1948-05-19
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Letter accompanying a report on the water system of Basic Magnesium Inc. Report is referenced below.
1944-09-26
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Table showing meter readings of gallons of water used during a twenty-day period in March 1941. Bracken states the meters are manufactured by Sparling, and suggests they are over-registering.
1941-03-28
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Comparison of weir measurements between May 28, 1941 and July 26, 1941 at the Las Vegas springs and wells.
1941-07-28
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Chart showing revised charges to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the years 1939-1941 and the first nine months of 1942 based on projected and actual water consumption in Las Vegas.
1942-09-22
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Discussion of the alternatives of supplying water to the Las Vegas Gunnery School (now a part of Nellis Air Force Base).
1947-06-19
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A single subject newsletter encouraging people to participate in voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The vote was to take place on October 19, 1948. The installation of water meters is mentioned.
1948-10-14
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Clark recommends replacing the sheet metal pipeline with concrete to fix a massive leaking problem.
1909-07-21
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Discussion about the repair of the pipeline and how the conditions that it operated under were responsible for its failure.
1917-09-10
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Radio KENO was airing a public forum on the subject ''will the growth of Las Vegas be limited by shortage of water?'' and wanted a water company representative to participate.
1950-06-19
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Letter discussing the leasing of water and how all involved parties were optimistic about the deal.
1951-12-17
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Article describing how the Clark County Commission approved the petition to create a water district and set up plans for an election on the issue.
1948-08-30
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Letter stating that damage to the pipeline was causing damage at the rail yard, and repair work should be undertaken immediately instead of waiting for scheduled maintenance.
1916-12-31
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Request that if the water supply going to the ice plant was to be turned off for any reason, that the ice plant be given 15 to 20 minutes warning to avoid a possible explosion.
1905-08-14
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Having received enough petition signatures, water district backers were moving on to the next step: a public meeting to discuss the issue.
1948-08-08
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A test of the new pipeline showed that the line was beyond repair and needed replaced as soon as possible.
1917-08-02
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Meeting called to discuss the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada.
1950-03-07
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Investigation of underground leakage of Las Vegas artesian wells.
2024-11-01
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Mr. Martin responding to John Wittwer regarding Department of Agriculture priorities and costs for flood control projects in the Moapa Valley. Letter signed by the Acting Regional Engineer for J. P. Martin.
1937-10-13
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