I published this blog post on 2 April 2008 - over 15 years ago. It describes a study produced by the Southern Nevada Water Authority. It was the day after April Fools' day. I added a question mark at the end of title,
The 31 March 2008 Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on a study performed for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) that identifed 12 alternatives to Colorado River water.
The accompanying map from the LVRJ article shows the various alternatives. Some are quite "exotic", such as diverting water from the Mississippi, Snake, or other rivers, towing icebergs or otherwise obtaining water from Alaska.
What, no water from Canada or the Great Lakes?
From the article by Henry Brean:
Bill Rinne, director of surface water resources for the SNWA, said he took two things away from the report: All options are still on the table, and none of them seem to provide the perfect solution.
"I don't see a real silver bullet," he said.
The $750,000 report, paid for by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and compiled by an outside panel of experts, was delivered to Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne last week.
Water managers in the seven Western states that share the Colorado will use the findings to help them decide which of the 12 options to pursue first and when.
Rinne said he expects those talks to begin before the end of the year.
What approach(es) did they employ?
Enjoy!
"Academic arguments are the bitterest because the stakes are the lowest." - Henry Kissinger
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