Drought Watch Declared in Las Vegas Area
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From Times Wire Reports
Southern Nevada water officials declared a drought watch and called for strict measures to cut water use this summer.
Effective in June, Las Vegas-area homeowners won’t be able to water landscaping as often and won’t be allowed to plant grass in frontyards, according to a plan adopted unanimously by the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Nevada is getting less water from the Colorado River because of a dispute among California water agencies that prompted Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton to stop letting some states withdraw “surplus” river water.
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