Nevada Taps Lake Mead and Hunts for ‘Utah’ Water (As Nevada Drinks Itself Dry)

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Nevada Taps Lake Mead and Hunts for ‘Utah’ Water (As Nevada Drinks Itself Dry)

Water Allocations set in 1922

The Issue – Where’s the Water Las Vegas intersects three deserts: Mojave Desert Sonoran Desert Great Basin Desert Eleven Year Drought

The Issue – Where’s the Water Great Basin Aquifer Water Study Dye Tracers Hydrology Testing Pumping Wells Modeling

The Pupfish Endangered Species Act About the Pupfish Worlds rarest fish Habitat Limitation Preservation efforts Number of fish

Geologic Impact to Utah Possible dustbowl Change in Climate projected Jobs affected Lake Mead Drainage Lake Powell Drainage