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Its water usage by about 30 . And thats hugely important in terms of the amount of infrastructure that communitys going to require. Narrator las vegas is one of the fastgrowing areas in the country. Its a relatively new city under constant construction. But because its in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. Woman all the growth and everything thats occurred in Southern Nevada has been with Colorado River water. Without it, the west as you know it today couldnt exist. Na...

In order for water to get to ocean much faster. Narrator cities throughout Southern California converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. This allowed expanding Development Without the need for large flood plains. Kharaghani the Los Angeles River is approximately 51 miles. Concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. If youd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to...

Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30 of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. Las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. Were using less water today than we used five years ago, despite ove...

And everything thats occurred in Southern Nevada has been with Colorado River water. Without it, the west as you know it today couldnt exist. Narrator to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. Mulroy this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what youre used to. As long as people recognize theyre moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the...

They have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how theyre going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. Melosi if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. Conservation of water is a way of generating more water. Allbee we think that a household can actually reduce its water usage by about 30 . And thats hugely important in terms of the amount of infrastructure that communitys going to require. Narrator las vegas is one of the fastgrowing areas i...

Others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. Allbee its not just about the sustainability of the assets, its about the sustainability of our water resources. Parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how theyre going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. Melosi if we can find alternatives, we can pre...

Will make the environment better. We had approximately 1,000 overflows occur in 1999. Today, weve reduced overflows by 45 to 50 . And its going to continue to improve as we go forward with the Rehabilitation Program thats required under the consent decree. Narrator an important piece of the program is the construction of an 8milelong storage tank that will significantly decrease combined sewer overflows. Man right now, were at the bottom of the rockdale construction shaft. Were 310 feet below gr...

Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30 of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. Las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. Were using less water today than we used five years ago, despite ove...

We have about 25 of our population thats at or below the poverty line, so you have to look at rate structures that are tiered so the people can pay their bills. Franklin we would love to have Something Like 75 federal money. We do get some federal aid and we are thankful, but on the other hand, were paying for this primarily with new rates. We have increased our rates to among the highest in america. But not nearly as much as if we hadnt passed a onecent sales tax dedicated to water and sewer in...

But because its in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. Woman all the growth and everything thats occurred in Southern Nevada has been with Colorado River water. Without it, the west as you know it today couldnt exist. Narrator to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. Mulroy this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what youre used to. As long as people recognize theyre moving t...