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The Fight for Water

The Fight for Water. Nevada Taps Lake Mead and Hunts for ‘Utah’ Water (As Nevada Drinks Itself Dry). Water Allocations set in 1922. The Issue – Where’s the Water. Las Vegas intersects three deserts: Mojave Desert Sonoran Desert Great Basin Desert Eleven Year Drought.

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The Fight for Water

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  1. The Fight for Water Nevada Taps Lake Mead and Hunts for ‘Utah’ Water (As Nevada Drinks Itself Dry)

  2. Water Allocations set in 1922

  3. The Issue – Where’s the Water • Las Vegas intersects three deserts: • Mojave Desert • Sonoran Desert • Great Basin Desert • Eleven Year Drought

  4. The Issue – Where’s the Water • Great Basin Aquifer • Water Study • Dye Tracers • HydrologyTesting • Pumping • Wells • Modeling

  5. The Pupfish • Endangered Species Act • About the Pupfish • Worlds rarest fish • Habitat Limitation • Preservation efforts • Number of fish

  6. Geologic Impact to Utah • Possible dustbowl • Change in Climate projected • Jobs affected • Lake Mead Drainage • Lake Powell Drainage

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