Conserving Water In The Desert
Since it rarely rains in the desert and during the summer temperatures quickly rise above 100 degrees, it is important to use water wisely and not take it for granted.
- Consider your home surroundings. If you moved to the desert from down south or back east you may be missing the greenery. Green shrubs and palm trees are selectively scattered throughout the inner city, but the city had to be smart about it. At one point, the city was even paying homeowners to remove grass and trees from their property in order to conserve Las Vegas's water supply. Just back in 2007, 80 million square feet of green turf was removed from the city's land. A ban was the placed on adding any new turfs to the front yards of public properties.
- Las Vegas' water supply comes from the Colorado River. The city started to analyze its water consumption back in the late 1980s when they realized how much water was being wasted on top of the fact that the city was steadily growing in numbers. In 1988, when Las Vegas first started its water studies, the population was a mere 616,650 and if we fast forward to 2008, Las Vegas' population grew to a strong 2 million residents.A couple in the video above discusses how they chose to remove grass from their front lawn since the cost of watering their lawn for only 1 month was $165. The high cost to maintain lawns in the desert paired with the incentive by the city to completely remove it has resulted in the transformation of Nevada home landscapes. Decorative rock landscapes have quickly transformed homes into desert friendly habitats.
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