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On March 5, 2020, Nevada reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): [4] a Las Vegas resident in his 50s who had recently traveled to Washington, the first state infected by the virus. [5] [6] Nevada governor Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency one week later, because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
The Bureau of Reclamation’s May 2024 water forecast for the Yakima Basin, which supplies the Kennewick Irrigation District, indicates there will not be enough water to fully meet irrigation demands.
Customers with odd-numbered addresses can water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and customers with even-numbered addresses can water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Kennewick Irrigation District makes decision on mandatory watering restrictions. Annette Cary. July 31, 2024 at 4:31 PM.
[10] [11] Lake Mead fell to a level expected to trigger federally mandated cuts to Arizona and Nevada's water supplies for the first time in history. [12] The first quarter of 2022 was the driest on record in California and Nevada. [13] Despite June having slightly above average precipitation in California, the state still had its driest first ...
An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies. Often called a watering ban or hosepipe ban, [1] it can affect: irrigation of lawns; car washing; recreational uses such as filling swimming pools and using water slides; planting of grass or control of the ...
Lake Mead's water level rebounded a few feet by October 2015 and avoided triggering the drought restrictions. The water level started falling in Spring 2016 and fell below the drought trigger level of 1,075 feet again in May 2016. It fell to a new record low of 1,071.60 feet (326.62 m) on July 1, 2016, before beginning to rebound slowly. [29]
Starting June 1, Los Angeles residents can water before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. on two specified days a week. L.A. City Council approves twice-a-week outdoor watering limits in emergency drought ...