Jewell In NV To Address Future Of Colorado River
Thursday, December 12, 2013
LAS VEGAS – U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will address the future of the Colorado River at a meeting in Las Vegas Friday.
Jewell is scheduled to speak at the Colorado River Water Users Association 2013 Annual Conference at Caesars Palace.
Scott Huntley, public information manager with Southern Nevada Water Authority, says those at the conference are working together to address an ongoing water shortage.
"Unless the states on the river cooperate there is really no chance of being able to weather droughts or shortages such as we have been facing – or potentially could face in the future, near future," he explains.
Huntley says the Colorado River has experienced an unprecedented drought over the past decade.
More than 30 million people in Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming depend on the river.
Jewell's presentation is titled Action Is Imperative – We Need a Balanced Approach to Bridge the Gap between Supply and Demand on the Colorado River.
Huntley expects Jewell to focus on water conservation and increasing the water supply.
"Find ways to get more water into the river system, as well as finding ways to stretch that supply, which would mean various forms of conservation or unique new methods to try to stretch the water, if you will," he says.
Huntley adds Nevada is a leader in water conservation – capturing and reusing more than 90 percent of all indoor water.
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