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State of water depends on the Colorado River

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 27, 2009 at 6:49 am

From the Las Vegas Sun, this commentary by Pat Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority:

“In the coming decade our primary water source, the Colorado River, will have more years with less water than years with more water. Still, I’m optimistic that Las Vegas will be ready for whatever nature throws our way.

If the drought gets very severe in the Colorado River Basin, water should become a national topic, and we’ll be talking about retooling the nation’s water supply as a whole. A lot depends on whether there’s a larger national solution or if Southern Nevada has to take care of itself.

By 2020 I think we will have developed partnerships with Mexican entities for desalination plants and exchanging water on the Colorado River.

As far as the pipeline to bring water from Northern Nevada to Southern Nevada, you tell me what the hydrology in the Snake Valley Basin looks like in 2020 and I’ll tell you if we’re going there. If Southern Nevada has to fend for itself, I think we’ll have no choice but to develop that water supply. We can’t desalt our way out of this problem; the solution has to be larger and more dramatic. … “

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December 27, 2009 · Filed Under Colorado River Basin

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