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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Ernest Cragin (Las Vegas), May 6, 1946
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Ernest Cragin (Las Vegas), May 6, 1946 |
| Creator | Smith, Alfred Merritt; |
| Description | Letter written by the Nevada state engineer to the mayor of Las Vegas regarding the water use from the Las Vegas Aquifer, which was roughly equal to the recharge rate. The state engineer recommended that a group of property owners form a group, perhaps called the "Las Vegas Valley Water Improvement District" to pursue the acquisition of additional water from Lake Mead and thus allowing for future development and growth of the City of Las Vegas and surrounding areas. |
| Source | Box 12 Folder W23-1-B Water Conservation Campaign 1942-1944 Union Pacific Railroad Photo Collection; |
| Date | 1946-05-06 |
| Coverage | Las Vegas Valley; Mead, Lake; Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | Groundwater recharge; City planning--Growth; Municipal water supply--Planning; Municipal water supply--Management; Water use; Groundwater--Analysis; Nevada--Las Vegas; United States--Lake Mead; |
| Type | Text |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/hln,1209 |
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| Format | application/pdf 8.42 x 10.97 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,1210 |
