Las Vegas curtails Colorado River use for new golf courses
Associated PressLAS VEGAS — Amid region-wide drought, the Las Vegas Valley Water District on Tuesday passed a new regulation to prohibit new golf courses from using water from the over-tapped Colorado River. New golf courses will still be able to use groundwater, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. “Restricting the use of municipal water resources for new non-essential, water-intensive uses such as golf courses will help to minimize additional stress on current water supplies and aid the District in maintaining reliable service to its customers,” the district said. Though southern Nevada doesn’t use its full allocation of the Colorado River, it has implemented a series of conservation measures in recent years to limit grass and prepare for a drier future.
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