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BIG DECLINE: Las Vegas now using less water; Why? Conservation efforts, economic woes, population dip

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 29, 2008 at 6:43 am

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Joblessness is up, budgets are down, and the housing market has yet to hit bottom. But look on the bright side: We’re using less water.

Through October, the Las Vegas Valley Water District has sold roughly 4 billion gallons less water than it had by the same time last year, a decline of almost 4 percent. It is the largest such year-to-year decline for the water district in recent memory.

There are any number of reasons for the drop, from conservation initiatives including a recent water rate increase to belt tightening by customers trying to ride out the economic slump. But one cause is sure to raise more eyebrows than the others: Less water is being sold because there are fewer people here to buy it.

Some local demographers now estimate that Clark County’s population actually shrank by nearly 10,400 people over the past year. The county’s official estimate, adopted last week by the Southern Nevada Planning Coalition, shows a population of 1,986,146 as of July 1. That’s down 10,396 from last year’s estimate of 1,996,542.

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November 29, 2008 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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