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<br />12 <br /> <br />REPORT OF COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA <br /> <br />In 1963 the commission was asked to and did accept the responsibility for <br />accomplishment of construction of the Southern Nevada Water Supply Proj- <br />ect by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The commission was further <br />authorized to operate and maintain this water supply project upon comple- <br />tion of its construction. <br /> <br />WATER AND POWER SERVICE <br /> <br />During 1965 the commission purchased and sold 1,025 million kilowatt <br />hours of energy, of which 28 percent was used by the Nevada Power Com- <br />pany, 61 percent was used by the contractors at Henderson, and .the balance <br />was used by domestic, commercial, and small water-pumping loads in the Las <br />Vegas, Henderson, Overton, and Pioche areas, and in the Pahrump, Amar- <br />gosa, and Moapa Valleys. <br />The Lincoln County Power District used 46.5 million kilowatt hours, an <br />increase of 30 percent above its 1964 total due mainly to increase in mining <br />in the area. The Overton Power District used 21.3 million.kilowatt hours, an <br />increase of 3 percent. Amargosa Valley Cooperative used 15.8 million kilo- <br />watt hours, an increase of 15 percent. <br />The Colorado River Commission purchased and sold 19,894 acre feet of <br />water in 1965 to Basic Management,' Incorporated, and to the Las Vegas <br />Valley Water District, and to numerous small water users. <br />