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> Las Vegas, Nevada, has tackled a historic drought by pioneering water conservation strategies, cutting per capita usage by nearly half despite rapid populatio
by squeegee_scream 2y ago
> Las Vegas, Nevada, has tackled a historic drought by pioneering water conservation strategies, cutting per capita usage by nearly half despite rapid population growth
Emphasis mine. Per capita does not necessarily increase when population does, and definitely shouldn’t increase at a similar rate
- loudmax 2y agoAgreed. The word "despite" in that sentence makes no sense in that context. The author either doesn't understand the meaning behind the statistics, or they're deliberately misleading.
- Jyaif 2y agoI would say that it's thanks to rapid population growth that water usage per capita got lower. They kept the same number of golf courts and enormous swimming pool, but increased their population.
- supertrope 2y agoVegas is very water efficient. Those fountains and golf courses use reclaimed water. The problem is the absolute amount of water demand is still going up. In a desert. Vegas' water utility has an intake pipe at the very bottom of Lake Mead so they will go dry last. They dump their treated wastewater into the Las Vegas Wash so that they can get credit to draw more water. They bought up nearby land to get the water rights. But actually capping system wide water usage directly or by limiting urban growth is economic and political suicide.