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And make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. 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 over 300...

Whether its by having driveways that allow water to soak in or different landscaping to try to eliminate the amount of runoff that comes off our land so that the system, even with the development it has, acts more like a natural system and filters that water. Water quality and sewage infrastructure isnt the sexiest of political agendas, but by raising the awareness about Water Quality issues, we can create political pressure to get our issues solved. About 15 years ago, surfrider activists were protesting a beach for being polluted. The city council asked the police to escort them away. There ...

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 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...

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 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. Narrator to sustain their growing community with ...

Were using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. I think its a Pretty Amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if theres the political will and if the public gets behind it. Narrator even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. Mulroy the Las Vegas Strip uses only 3 of all the water that we deliver. And when you think about it, its the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. They knew they had to go the extra mile. And theyve embraced conservation. And its almost beyond belief that ...