Nevada has 4% water rights to the Colorado river. The rest goes to Arizona and California (majority of it goes to farming in desert areas). https://en.wikipedi

Nevada has 4% water rights to the Colorado river. The rest goes to Arizona and California (majority of it goes to farming in desert areas). https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Colorado_River_Compact https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Colorado_River_Compact Nevada plans on getting water from the north and transporting it south... http://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/sep/12/water-authority-gets-state-agencys-backing-pipelin/ http://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/sep/12/water-authority-gets... Regardless, it will be irresponsible to grow a city without access to water.