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A 4 page paper. The Western portion of the U.S. has experienced drought and water shortage for a number of years. This paper identifies some of the causes of the water shortage in Las Vegas, reports on what has been done and recommends actions to better manage this resource. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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is beginning to dry up (Associated Press, 2004). Both Lake Powell and Lake Mead are a fraction of what they used to be (Associated Press, 2004). Lake Mead, which supplies
85 percent of the water for Las Vegas, is at 59 percent capacity and it is estimated that it will drop to the 42 percent capacity of Lake Powell by
2008 (Associated Press, 2004). Drought and a explosive growth of the city are the two primary causes for the water shortage Las Vegas has been experiencing (Associated Press, 2004). It
is estimated that 60 percent of the water usage in the Las Vegas area is for irrigation (Berns, 2003). The shortage first began in the early 1990s at which time
it was predicted that unless something was done, Las Vegas would run out of water by the mid-1990s (Weissenstein, 2002). Patricia Mulroy, who was general manager of the Las Vegas
Water District, set a plan in motion to conserve and better manage water resources (Weissenstein, 2002). Her tactics met with political controversy because she made deals to bring more of
the Colorado River water into Southern Nevada, specifically, the Las Vegas basin and had the water stored in Lake Mead (Weissenstein, 2002). This solved the immediate problem but not without
severe criticisms from citizens in Northern Nevada who are dependent on agriculture for their survival (Weissenstein, 2002). Subsequently, the inadequate storage management led to contaminated water, which had a direct
impact on citizens in Las Vegas and other regions (Weissenstein, 2002). In fact, they are advised not to drink tap water (Weissenstein, 2002). The solution had a negative on both
the environment and the society (Weissenstein, 2002). Environmentalists and politicians both question the wisdom of their actions to solve the water shortage in Las Vegas (Weissenstein, 2002). By 2003 as
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