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Southern Nevada gets nearly 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River. The other 10 percent of the water comes from groundwater that is pumped out through existing wells within Clark County. [3] Perchlorates in ground water in Henderson and associated runoff into the Las Vegas Wash has been a concern since 1997. [4] [5]
Hoping to curb groundwater usage, the Nevada Legislature created the Las Vegas Valley Water District in 1947 to begin using the state's Colorado River allocation. The Union Pacific Railroad agreed to sell LVL&W in 1952 and the Water District began operations on July 1, 1954.
Las Vegas Wash is a 12-mile-long stream ... The wash is fed by urban runoff, shallow ground water, reclaimed water used on parks and golf courses, [1] and stormwater. [2]
The mine 200 miles (322 kilometers) north of Reno is the biggest in the works and closest to fruition in the U.S., followed by Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge project near the California line halfway between Reno and Las Vegas.
Since Las Vegas is located in a basin with a single outlet, the Las Vegas Wash, all rain runoff drains to the east side of the basin where it will eventually be deposited into Lake Mead. Rainfall in the surrounding mountain ranges, can cause flooding in the area as water flows off the mountains onto the valley floor. The area is also subject to ...
Snowpack in the high mountains west of Snake Valley contributes to the (relatively) large amount of groundwater available in the area. Snake Valley is noted for a water project involving the Las Vegas Valley, [3] that would target the underlying Basin and Range Carbonate Aquifer, an aquifer that supplies local agriculture and is a relatively large source of water for this region.
It poisoned the groundwater with high levels of dichloroethene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride and benzene, a Navy report released in 2000 said.The colorless chemicals can cause several ...
An eletric vehicle burst into flames outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to officials and videos on social media. CBS News 16 hours ago California's ...