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Conservation Loves a Crisis: Lessons from North America’s Driest City
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Southern Nevada snapshot
• 4 inches (100 mm/yr) annual rainfall
• 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2)
• 2,000,000 Residents
• 41 Million Visitors Annually
• $92 Billion Gross Domestic Product
• 73% of Nevada GDP
Regional water supply planning
Conservation programming
Operate Major Regional Facilities
Water Quality
Facility construction
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Nevada: 300,000
Arizona: 2,850,000
New Mexico: 850,000
Utah: 1,700,000
Wyoming: 1,000,000
Colorado: 3,900,000
UPPER DIVISION
7.5 million afy
California: 4,400,000
LOWER DIVISION
7.5 million afy
Colorado River System
Country of Mexico: 1,500,000 afy
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90%
Colorado River Resources
10%
Las Vegas Valley Groundwater
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Current Water Supplies
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The Colorado River Basin is facing one of the worst droughts in recorded history.
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Direct reuse and return-flow credits allow Southern Nevada to reuse all our treated wastewater.
Drinking Water Treatment
Direct Reuse Indirect
Reuse
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Reuse Extends Water Resources by 70 percent
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Total GPCD
Reuse
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118 Net GPCD
205 Total System GPCD
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Municipal Metered Use (2014)
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The SNWA is taking a series of actions to address long-term drought and
provide a sustainable supply for Southern Nevada.
Conservation
Planning and Water Resources
Infrastructure
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Through regional collaboration we’ve adopted plans and policies to change the way water is used in Southern Nevada.
Key efforts: • Land development codes • Amplified conservation programs & incentives • Watering restrictions & Water Waste Enforcement • Golf course water budgets • Community Outreach • Infrastructure improvements
CONSERVATION
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Southern Nevada has one of the nation’s most aggressive and comprehensive water conservation programs.
Water Pricing
Incentives
Regulations
Education
CONSERVATION
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4- Tier Inclining Rate Structure
LVVWD 2015 rates for 5/8 inch residential meter. Includes $0.30 per kgal SNWA regional commodity charge.
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$6.00 Price per 1000 gals
$3.39
$4.88
$2.38
$1.46 Lifeline Rate
+63%
+42%
+44%
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Land Development Codes
• No turf in residential front yards
• Turf limited to 50% in back yard
• Multi-family properties’ turf limited
• No turf installations in new commercial properties
• Fountain restrictions
CONSERVATION
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Population Density Major Western MSA’s over 1 Million Population
Population-weighted density from 2010 U.S. Census Metropolitan Statistical Area Distance Profiles http://www.census.gov/population/metro/data/pop_pro.html
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Las Vegas has the highest population density of the
interior West
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CONSERVATION
After
Before
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Stop Chasing your Tail…
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2000 through 2003: For Every Home Voluntarily
Converted …
Twenty-eight New Homes were built,
most with front lawns
CONSERVATION
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Monthly Consumption Standing Homes Built 1990-1995
Average Monthly Consumption
Two calendar years of 2007-2008
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Construction Years 1990 - 1995
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Monthly Consumption 1990-1995 v. 2000-2003
Average Monthly Consumption
Two calendar years of 2007-2008
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Construction Years 1990 - 1995
Construction Years 2000 - 2003
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Monthly Consumption Post 2003 Homes Comparison
Average Monthly Consumption
Two calendar years of 2007-2008
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Construction Years 1990 - 1995
Construction Years 2000 - 2003
Same Construction Years as WSH 2005 - 2007
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Monthly Consumption Water Smart Homes Comparison
Average Monthly Consumption
Two calendar years of 2007-2008
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Water Smart Homes
Construction Years 1990 - 1995
Construction Years 2000 - 2003
Same Construction Years as WSH 2005 - 2007
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Tourism: A City Within a City
• 41 Million visitors
• Average stay 4.2 days
• Equivalent to 473,000 visitors per day*
• Vegas tourism produces $50B annually, more than half of Nevada’s GDP
CONSERVATION
*Equivalent to hosting the population of Long Beach, Sacramento, Atlanta or Kansas City
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Most resort water is used indoors and intercepted for treatment and reuse.
As a result, Southern Nevada’s Resorts consume less than 3% of the region’s water resources.
CONSERVATION
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Consumptive (outdoor)
25%
Non-consumptive (indoor)
75%
Mega-Resort Water Use
Surprise! Evaporation from cooling systems exceeds the combined use of landscape, water features and pools.
CONSERVATION
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On average, Las Vegas resort hotels host less than 10 square feet of pool area per guest room.
Residential pools average 160 square feet per person.
Pools comprise 0.5% of the average resort’s land use.
CONSERVATION
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Caesar’s Palace to the Visitor’s Eye
The gaming and entertainment industry thrives on a perception of abundance…
CONSERVATION
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Water Features account for 1.5 percent of average resort land use. Landscape accounts for less than 4% of resort land use.
Caesar’s Palace to the Bird’s Eye
CONSERVATION
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Reinventing The Strip
Las Vegas Resorts converted nearly 1.4 million square feet of ornamental lawns, saving 75 million gallons per year
Artificial Turf on Las Vegas Blvd
CONSERVATION
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Leading With Technology
SNWA has helped resorts complete 88 technology projects that save the region 700 million gallons each year
Artificial Turf on Las Vegas Blvd Worker updating a cooling tower
CONSERVATION
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The community has adopted a “culture of conservation” through programs, rebates, policies and education.
CONSERVATION
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Current Use
~228,000 AFY
Available for Banking
~72,000 AFY
Southern Nevada Colorado River
Water Use & Availability
Conservation is Strengthening Future Supplies
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CONSERVATION
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Doug Bennett Conservation Manager [email protected]