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Show ItlTY OFFICIAL SAYS WATER SHORTAGE IS I DUE TO WASTAGE 1 "We have Tratrr supply enough for j B city of 150,000 and there ie more PMer coming through the pipe down i O&dcn canyon at the present time than ever was before In any month B June, July or August, and the cry Btainst the supply la caused by waste Among the citizens who will not ob-tve ob-tve the rules of conservation," said P attache of the "waterworks shop this afternoon. ill. The Standard was Informed by a par- Jwho visited the reservoir laHt night M Bat there was only about one-third of M P capacity flow ninnlng into the res- M fcoir' but an n(iuiry at WLlL' r mm prka shop drew forth a counter sUite-W sUite-W Blent. K"Thero are fifteen million gallons I jouring into the reservoir every twen-! twen-! jff-four hours," said the city employe, Bud if this were regulated by meter Would easily supply a city of 160,-K' 160,-K' a;1 you can figure for yourself. Ke ri,y broughi in tour new wells Spring and every well at Artesian Is flowing to full capacity. Thero j is no falling off in the flow anywhere." any-where." oo |