Case Study
Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Taking Proactive Steps to Conserve Water and Reduce Surface (Colorado River) Water Use from Lake Mead
Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Taking Proactive Steps to Conserve Water and Reduce Surface (Colorado River) Water Use from Lake Mead
Essential Expertise for Water, Energy and Air SM Case Study CH-1149 Background Lake Mead supplies the city of Las Vegas with more than 90 percent of its water. The Lake Mead watershed has been under severe stress for more than a decade as snowpack from the Colorado Rockies – the primary water source for Lake Mead water – has not been heavy enough to replenish and maintain lake lev- els. Since the year 2000, Lake Mead water levels have