This story is one part of a broader series about ways to save water from the drying Colorado River. See the full project here.
Water experts from across the country gathered in Las Vegas in December to discuss the water shortage in the Colorado River Basin and during one panel discussion John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority brought up growth.
The basin’s water supply is dwindling but last he checked, Entsminger said Las Vegas is still issuing building permits. So are cities like Denver, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
All of those new people and businesses are going to need water. And it’s not as though cities
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