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Las Vegas, Nevada: Gambling with water in the desert
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Las Vegas, Nevada: Gambling with water in the desert |
| Creator | Pavelko, Michael T; Wood, David B.; Laczniak, Randell J. |
| Subject | Groundwater; Aquifers; Water-supply; |
| Coverage | Las Vegas (Nev.); Nevada; Colorado; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); |
| Description | Las Vegas Valley is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States (U.S. Department of Commerce, accessed July 27, 1999). The accelerating demand for water to support the rapid growth of the municipal-industrial sector in this desert region is being met with imported Colorado River System supplies and local ground water. The depletion of once-plentiful groundwater supplies is contributing to land subsidence and ground failures. Since 1935, compaction of the aquifer system has... |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 1999 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Pavelko, Michael T; Wood, David B.; Laczniak, Randell J., Las Vegas, Nevada: Gambling with water in the desert, Las Vegas, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1182, 16 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/247 |
