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<br />FEATURE ARTICLE
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<br />Winter 2001
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<br />A proJ~a ofrl,(' \.t':ua EdIlC.llil1T1 FOluuMrion
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<br />WHAT'S AWASH INTHEWASH?
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<br />Combating Water Quality Problems
<br />in the Las Vegas Wash ByS.}",""" Sm,,,,,,
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<br />l...l~ Vq~J\. A LilY 01 Ji~hl~. If~'llu'vc
<br />t"\'f:r IJkcll .I plJnc tlif:hl imo LI~ Veg.I'
<br />.II nighl. rho\l' lighb can be JJlZlin~.
<br />And lhouf:h their iJiulllln.lliun dppCJn
<br />10 'tn:lCh on fort'wr. if ~'O\l louk
<br />c.udulJr from {he ~k~'. ~'tJu can ".... wh...rc
<br />[hI;" \Infn]Jin~ li~hl (t'.bel JnJ I'i,,:h.
<br />11th:" J.ukllt'" hq:im. Thi, j, hC<-Ju,e
<br />Li., \'eg.l~ i, " city III the middle of J
<br />Je\ert.
<br />To \upJ'<)ft.ln exploJill!, popuLl.lioll
<br />in the mid.!I.... of the:' dl'''l'rl, YOllIllU\j
<br />hJve a W.lICI '''III'C .tllll for L.I\ \egJ\,
<br />dIe pflmJry ,uppl.\" (Xl' pl:rfcnt) " ;1 26
<br />million J(fc-I~'cl holding I'l"n tlu ,he
<br />Color,ld'l River 10...-.11<.'.1 ]" mile, 10 the
<br />e.l,I; l..lkt. :\1....1.1. Thl\ n..u. for lhe tif\!
<br />rime' en'l. Nl.....J.1.l w;1I usc il~ full
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<br />jOO.UOO.llTe'-tl't:l .lppurtionl11cliI 01 the
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<br />huur!' ~uprlil'\ viJ W.lle! h.l!1king .1eah
<br />wilh ArlwnJ.
<br />f'rc-Jj(IJhl)'. lh(" dlJllen~es t(-,r ......lIn
<br />surply .m.1 .....Jler dispm.ll ~n hJnJ in
<br />hJIl.1. A grl'Jler nUlllb~r of reoI'll" 1('IJ.1
<br />10 Hurl'"l,lll" Jireoly widl a ~reJler
<br />.1Il1L>UIlI of WJler .:'m\Ulllpllon. l.ih.-
<br />WI\e. grCJlcr WJrcr lI\e Hurd..He, to.l
<br />grC.lICl.IIllOUI1I of......l.\l('\\..lI...r JnJ urhJn
<br />runotT. ,\lore t\Jill'l~ ,m,' fwing tlmhed.
<br />;"lorl' ~h,-,wn\ .Ire he'n!, uke". ,\Iore
<br />1.1wns Jre helllg wJlered. Cin'n Iht'
<br />!,l'ogrJphi,-lo':Jlion ot Lh V('g.l~ Jlld till'
<br />tJ" Ir\ pupul.llion is hooll1in~, rhe
<br />,ilU.llion (It.'pthC'ljlle\rion:
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<br />\'<;-'hcre JOl'lo .111 of Lis VegJS' Jj\(hJrgl'
<br />f;Ol Their tr~Jlnl WJ.\(C'WJlcr? Thl'ir fUll-
<br />off? The tlow from .....imer SlOrms
<br />gmhing Jlong Ihe .:tlrh,? In Olh('r wor.1s.
<br />w/ll'n:'s the thail! for L.Js VegJ.,?
<br />Though rmillnnl"d in .Ill ari.1 dilll,He
<br />like Urll.lll glJlH l.os Angeles. La, VegJ~
<br />.1o~.. nm hw(' rhe I'J.:ill( O':e;m Jr it,
<br />.1oor'Il"1' for WJ\reWJter di\llmaL for LJ.s
<br />\'("~;IS. lhe pril1l;lI~' mlurion i\ 10 rl"rUrn
<br />lhl" eH'l"\,\ ""',Hcr from ".,.hl'n~(' it came-
<br />Llkt' ;"h'JJ. Blll in.;teJ.1 of ll\in~ .I PIll("
<br />10 rr.llh(lOr! the W;ller.l, II .lnt's in
<br />.1erivIng: iu \uppl.\ fWIll Me.IJ. rhe
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