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The Southern California Water Dialogue

The Southern California Water Dialogue. Bruce Moore, Division Manager Southern Nevada Water Authority April 27, 2011. WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS. Sustainability. Recycle 100% of Non-Consumed Water Supply Conservation ($150 mil, 130 + mil sqft turf, 7.5 bil gal, 400k people)

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The Southern California Water Dialogue

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  1. The Southern California Water Dialogue Bruce Moore, Division Manager Southern Nevada Water Authority April 27, 2011

  2. WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS

  3. Sustainability • Recycle 100% of Non-Consumed Water Supply • Conservation ($150 mil, 130 + mil sqft turf, 7.5 bil gal, 400k people) • Ground Water Banking AZ, CA, NV • 3rd Intake • Building Code Revisions • Intentionally Created Surplus • Brock Reservoir • Development of Nevada Surface & Ground Water Rights • Augmentation

  4. 250 240 GPCD 200 199 GPCD 150 Total System wide GPCD “Consumption” GPCD 100 145 GPCD 119 GPCD 50 0 Goal 2035 Current Conservation Because of return-flow credits, the total amount of water “consumed” is far less than the actual amount of water “used.”

  5. 3rd Intake Profile Pumping Station and Access Shafts Saddle Island 1,111’ (Oct 2007) Lake Mead IPS 1 1,050’ Const 1971 Old Las Vegas Wash Channel Const 2003 Intake Shaft (860 feet) IPS 2 1,000’ Operational pumping Limit 1,000’ Tunnel (approx. 3-1/2 miles) Pipeline (7,000 ft.)

  6. DISCHARGE PIPELINE Lake Mead Intake No. 3Total Project Scope INTAKE STRUCTURE INTAKE TUNNEL ACCESS SHAFTS PUMPING STATION CONNECTOR TUNNEL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY INTAKE 1 INTAKE 2

  7. Geographic Overview Colorado River Coachella Canal Gila River All American Canal Bypass flow WMIDD Yuma Desalting Plant Rio Colorado Santa Clara Wetland (Cienega de Santa Clara) Courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation Sea of Cortez

  8. Natural Color 2010/2011 Landsat 5 Imagery of the Cienega de Santa Clara April 30, 2010 April 17, 2011

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