The drought will wipe out the famous fountains of Las Vegas
A series of measures proposed to be implemented in the desert city, with the aim of reducing water consumption, will prohibit new hotels from building fountains, such as the famous fountains at the Bellagio Hotel
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29/08/2022
Monday, August 29, 2022, 11:20 am Updated: 11:27 am
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Cuts in the use of water that are proposed in southern Nevada in the United States in light of the drought could change the face of the world-famous Las Vegas strip.
A series of measures proposed to be implemented in the city of Las Vegas with the aim of reducing water consumption will prohibit new hotels from building fountains, such as the famous fountains at the Bellagio hotel, which is designed in Italian style.
The photos of Thomas Keller and Daniel Bollo on the facade of "The Venetian" hotel, Las Vegas (Photo: GettyImages)
Majestic Resort in Las Vegas (photo: official website, official website)
One of the proposals formulated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District is to impose a user fee on private households in the amount of 9 dollars for every thousand gallons (4,546 liters) of water above the seasonal limit.
As part of another proposal, the water budgets of the golf courses will be reduced by a third in 2024.
One law expected to take effect Sept. 1 would limit the size of swimming pools to 55 square meters.
The proposed restrictions came after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that Nevada would have to reduce its use of water from the Colorado River by 8 percent next year due to the historic drought. in the region. Other states suffering from the drought are Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
The drought is leading to a drop in water levels in the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the western United States. The river also drains water into Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which saw their water levels drop to lows in June Water use
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Southern Nevada decreased by 26% in 2002-2021, despite 750,000 new residents and approximately 40 million tourists annually.
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The fountain of the Bellagio Hotel (Photo: Reuters)
The Strip in Las Vegas (Photo: ShutterStock)
According to David G.
Schwartz, historian and professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, tourism in Las Vegas will not necessarily be harmed by a ban on the construction of water fountains in new hotels.
"Now, not many new hotels are planned, so even if the ban is implemented, it won't have a big immediate impact," he said.
"The Bellagio Hotel is not going anywhere," he added.
The city also plans by 2026 to eliminate all grass that is incorporated into urban design under state law.
Such a step would save about 9.5 billion gallons of water a year, according to the authorities.
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