Las Vegas' Water Supply Running Out?

Photo of Lake Mead from Wikipedia.com

Ohhhh dear. We've heard about this for years, but as of late, there has been very little in the news about water rationing, or the water level at Lake Mead. I hope we figure out a way to fix this. I happen to like water. . .

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Clock is Ticking on Las Vegas' Water Supply

The news coming from the Southern Nevada Water Authority Thursday about the valley's future water supply is worrisome. Unless we act quickly, there will be no water for hundreds of thousands of Las Vegas Valley residents in just three years. [snip]

SNWA data shows drought conditions getting worse, not better forcing the general manager of the water authority to ask the board to spend more than $45 million to upgrade water pumps at Lake Mead. [snip]

Those pumps would be attached to the second drinking water intake at the lake and double its capacity to pump drinking water. At the current rate, the water level will drop below the first intake in less than three years drastically cutting the supply of drinking water to Las Vegas. . .

Read the whole story at: LasVegasNow.com