foreigner Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 If nothing changes, the lake's water level will drop below the first drinking water intake in less than three years -- making it useless. .. the shortages are likely to start in 2010. The first water will not come through the new pipeline until two years after that. By 2011, the gap in water use and water supply would affect 404,000 people. The problem rises to half a million people by 2012. http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=6944663 it averaged 107F (42C) in July .. but it's dry heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 and how many new hotel rooms are being built ? OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreigner Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 if they empty the lake, empty the residential neighborhoods & empty the casinos .. but keep the buffets well stocked I might return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 The fastest growing cities in the USA are Las Vegas and Phoenix , both get their water from the Colorado river, Plus Los Angeles area gets water from the Colorado river too , Here in LA they finally started asking people to conserve water as we only got 3 1/2 inches in the last 12 months ! But we can still wash our cars and water our lawns so no one is really taking it serious yet OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2dos Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 I was under the impression Las Vegas recycled 100% of their water. Some lady that was the mayor or is the mayor said it on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongchaiyai Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Living in Australia, we have had severe drought and low water levels for many years, our major dams, river levels and their streams are that low that by Christmas time we will be drinking and washing in silt with an increasing need to import freshwater! Currently in Melbourne, we are at stage 3a water restrictions, this means that; Gardens can be watered on specified watering days and only in the mornings: â?¢ a hand-held hose fitted with trigger nozzle, a watering can, bucket and manual dripper system can be used to water from 6am to 8am; â?¢ an automatic dripper system can be used to water from midnight to 2am; â?¢ as with Stage 3, even-numbered houses can water on Saturday and Tuesday and odd-numbered houses can water on Sunday and Wednesday; and â?¢ households with at least one resident aged 70 years or over, may water their gardens manually on specified watering days between 6am to 8am, or 8am or 10am. One in four sports grounds can still be watered and efficient commercial car washes can still be used. The Government will also introduce new compulsory water saving measures for commercial and industrial customers in the near future. In the garden A manual dripper system, hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a watering can and a bucket can be used to water gardens on specified watering days between 6am - 8am*. An automatic dripper system can be used to water on specific watering days between midnight and 2am*. Even-numbered properties can water on Saturday and Tuesday; odd numbered can water on Sunday and Wednesday. There is no watering on Monday, Thursday and Friday. There is no watering in the evening. If your property does not have a number, it is considered an even-numbered property. Vehicle Washing An efficient commercial car wash that uses 70 litres of water or less per vehicle can be used. Look for signage that is to be displayed and informs you how many litres of water are being used for each car washed. A bucket filled from a tap can be used to clean windows, mirrors and lights; and spot-remove corrosive substances. Pools and spas New pools or spas of any capacity cannot be filled. Before filling an existing pool or spa consult your water authority. Greywater, rainwater and recycled water â?¢ greywater, rainwater and recycled water can be used at any time; â?¢ for guidelines on safe use, visit: www.epa.vic.gov.au ; and â?¢ no restrictions apply to rainwater collected in a storage tank, provided it is not supplemented by the mains water supply. Penalties and Enforcement Stage 3a water restrictions must be followed. There will be water patrols across Melbourne ensuring compliance. If you are issued with a warning notice and still breach the restrictions, you may have your water supply restricted or face prosecution. Everyone has been advised to be more water conscious, but I donâ??t think that we are winning the war, the current level of the nearest dam in less than 35% full and with little rainfall over the past few months we face a bleak summer. We have instituted measures at home and in the workplace to limit the amount of water we use, such as, the design of a half-flush button on toilets and other water-saving devices like, â??desert cubesâ?? which are placed in the urinals (and breaks down urine without flushing). Industry uses a lot of water (and wastes an awful lot as well). I am not a â??greenieâ?? but can see that we are slowing destroying the planet with wanton greed. Having been to Las Vegas and seen the sheer opulence of the place, they need to get an action plan into affect before it is too late as it is the driest city in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Melbourne has done great if it works , Los Angeles has not done anything drastic like that , We steal our water from the mountains of Northern California , a couple years ago we had record rainfall and much of that is saved behind the dams... But that might last a year or 2 if we have low rainfall again. No idea what Vegas or Phoenix are doing , but not as much as you are in Melbourne OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongchaiyai Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi OC Yes...more of having to do it than good water management (but you have to start somewhere). There are still the idiot's that waste water but people are becoming more accountable with public scrutiny on the rise .... and fines being imposed even on big businesses (we now even have a water waster telephone reporting line). Australia is also vastly under populated and this is one of the reasons (water), why we are very choosey (?) in accepting refugees and others (donâ??t want to be political or racist ), however, we are surrounded by water and not a drop to drink - ironic eh! Cheer's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 a couple years ago England did many of the same things , Since it rains so much there they did not build massive resivoirs like we did, So the reserves are much less and a couple months with no rain cause bigger problems since there is so little in reserve, If I actually knew anyone in city government I would send them your regulations so they would know what they really need too do ! OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Phoenix was mentioned as one of the fastest growing cities in the USA. I live in Arizona and nobody cares about water shortages especially now being we are having our monsoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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