Tag Archive for: Nevada drought

Excessive Use: Nearly 60K Las Vegans Hit With Water District’s New Fee

/in , , /by /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Colton Lochhead

One out of every six homes in the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s jurisdiction has been hit with a new fee aimed at curbing the biggest water users and conserving Southern Nevada’s small share of the Colorado River.

And it’s already making a dent when it comes to saving water in the nation’s driest metropolitan area.

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California Winter Looking Like Repeat of 2021 — Dry and Drought-Plagued

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie Hanson

As California enters a fourth year of drought, experts warn a likely drier-than-average winter means little relief for much of California and Nevada. Nearly 41% of California and 43% of Nevada is in extreme drought, according to the latest California-Nevada Adaptation Program report prepared by program manager Julie Kalansky.

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