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<br /> <br />,.Jo111( III <br />, <br /> <br />., ." '~ '., <br /> <br />,.4"",J.' <br /> <br />An important source of \\"aler for our <br />region come:'- from a groundwater aquifer <br />that liel> beneath the surface of the La:'- <br />\egas \~"llley. Although most of the <br />\"a11t'y'i> drinking l,\o-ater comei> from the <br />Colorado River and Lake Mead. <br />groundwater is ust>d to meet about <br />12 percent of tht> <br />annual waler needs <br />{or the Las_vega!> <br />valley. Dunn!(: the <br />hot sUlnmer <br />months, <br />groundwater can <br />account (or up to <br />39 percent of the <br />\"<llIey's daily water <br />delllands. <br /> <br />gruundwater b,"lsin. The \X,:ater Authon!\' <br />- . <br />administers and sUpp0l1s the Croundwatt'r <br />J\lanagenwnt Program. <br /> <br />The Sl\,'\XJ.-\ holds public ffiet'llllgs and <br />worbhops. provides newsletters and offers <br />other st'rvices to keep well u:o.er.> informed <br />and encourage tht"ir <br />input. The \'('ater <br />Authority also <br />provides financial <br />a:o.sistance (or wdl <br />users who hook up <br />to municipal water <br />supplies. <br /> <br /> <br />-+- <br /> <br />-+- <br /> <br />....~ <br /> <br />1'\'. <br />~ <br /> <br />-+- <br /> <br />A Grnund\vater <br />\lallilgelllent <br />Cllmmiltee provid",:,- <br />a \oicl" for well <br />ust'rs and others <br />interested in the <br />groundwater basin. <br />Thanks to this <br />SUl'{.t'ssful <br />paI1nl-'rship, the 5\.\\'1-\ t't"lrned tht, <br />Groundwater Cut"lrdlan Award, a national <br />honor r('co~ni7.ing prnHrams that empower <br />citi/em and wlnlnunities to protect tht'lr <br />groundwater resources. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />R('sidents usin~ <br />community and <br />domesltc wells rely <br />on groundwater <br />100 pen"ent oi the <br />time to meet their <br />\Vater needs. There are literalty thousands <br />of wetls \vithin the Las \t.'gas \ alll'Y that <br />providl' groundwater ....ear-round 10 <br />re:-;identl- and others who are not on a <br />municipal water supply. <br /> <br />-+ <br /> <br />L-L--,------,.---+ <br /> <br />I . <br />.'- <br /> <br />-+ <br /> <br />In 1997. the :'\t"\"ada State Legi~lature <br />enacted la\\"~ to ensure protet"lion o( our <br /> <br />I <br />