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>> the contractor uncovered a fault that contained loose material and water in the chamber in the starter tunnel. the flooding event or incursion of the material occurred over four days. >> reporter: the new intake was scheduled for completion by the end of 2013. experts say the bump in the road only delays it by a few month. however, the southern nevada water authority says this is literally a race against time before the water levels get so low it can no longer be pumped out for use. >> the southwest couldn't exist were it not for managing the flows of the colorado river. so as we see it dis...

A 11 year drought and a population boom of 83% in the just the last at the point years alone has the city of las vegas on high alert when it comes to water use. know you about, 90% of sin city's water comes from leak mead. from the hoover dam. a massive reservoir filled by the colorado river though it hasn't been full since 1999 and just last month, it dropped to 1956 levels. a major excavation project currently underway to build a new straw or pipe to pull water from much deeper in the lake than the two existing straws since the levels are dropping so rapidly. but recently, this 700 million d...