Slaking Vegas’ Thirst Is Getting Harder
ENR.com - With people crowding into the Las Vegas area amid persistent drought, local officials are being forced to tap new water options. The Southern Nevada Water Authority needs an estimated 400,000 acre-ft more annually by 2025, according to Deputy General Manager Kay Brothers. “We have to be creative,” she says.
The water level in Lake Mead, the valley’s primary supply, is 74 ft lower than it was six years ago. To conserve, Clark County has banned new golf course construction and decorative fountains in commercial developments, among other things. In 2004, SNWA paid businesses and homeowners $1 per sq ft to tear up 68 million sq ft of grass and replace it with low-water alternatives. SNWA also has bought from Arizona’s Colorado River allotment. Continue.
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