The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was founded in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's

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needs on a regional basis in Clark County. SNWA provides wholesale water treatment and delivery for the greater

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and is responsible for acquiring and managing long-term water resources for Southern Nevada. From its inception, the SNWA has worked to acquire additional water resources, manage existing and future water resources, construct and operate regional water facilities and promote water conservation. The SNWA is governed by a seven-member board of directors, which comprises one elected official from each governing board of the SNWA's seven member agencies. While the Board of Directors sets policy direction for the SNWA, the Las Vegas Valley Water District is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization through an agreement between the SNWA member agencies.

Member agencies

* Big Bend Water District ( Laughlin):

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Water supply and distribution

Southern Nevada gets nearly 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River. The other 10 percent of the water comes from groundwater that is pumped out through existing wells within Clark County.

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s in ground water in

and associated runoff into the

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has been a concern since 1997.

Treatment facilities

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These facilities first treat the water with ozone to kill any potentially harmful microscopic organisms. As the water leaves the water treatment facilities, chlorine is added to protect it on the way to customers' taps. Since 2000, SNWA has also added fluoride to the municipal water supply.

Major distribution systems

* East Valley Lateral * North Valley Lateral * South Valley Lateral * West Valley Lateral

Reservoirs

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which is partly funded by SNWA - * Burkholder Reservoir - * Decatur Reservoir - * Grand Teton Reservoir - * Horizon Ridge Reservoir -

Major pumping stations

* Decatur Pumping Station ( capacity) * Foothills Pumping Station ( capacity * Gowan Pumping Station ( capacity) * Lamb Pumping Station ( capacity) * River Mountains Pumping Station ( capacity) * Simmons Pumping Station ( capacity) * Sloan Pumping Station ( capacity)

Trivia

The famous Twitter use
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was working here.

References

External links

SNWA website

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