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Las Vegas is currently having their water coming from the Colorado River (and reservoirs fed by it) limited, along with several other states and Mexico. If I we
by cronix 4y ago
Las Vegas is currently having their water coming from the Colorado River (and reservoirs fed by it) limited, along with several other states and Mexico. If I were a betting man, I'd bet it will get worse in the near future.
https://www.ktnv.com/news/u-s-department-of-interior-declares-further-restrictions-on-colorado-river-water-supply https://www.ktnv.com/news/u-s-department-of-interior-declare...
- seb1204 4y agoI was going to mention the water shortage too. Is water not an important resource for chip making?
- mike_d 4y agoGetting far off topic here, but Las Vegas is one of the safest water supplies. There is the often quoted statistic that Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from Lake Mead/Colorado River. But Las Vegas reclaims and recycles 99% of consumed water and pumps it back into the lake via the Lake Mead Wash. Because they get 99 return-flow credits for every 100 gallons, any draw limits from the watershed will have minimal impact. Las Vegas also has a large groundwater table that supplies 25% of its peak summer demand. As a last resort, the Casinos will never let the city run dry. While they only consume 6-7% of the cities water, they depend on their employees being able to live in the city to keep operating.