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<br /> <br />'v~ .,.:. <br /> <br />The 1..1:-> \ egas \Vaj;h wincb through a <br />12.mile j;tretch of land Ihroughouttht' <br />j;ou"1l"a~t La~ \ t'Ka:-> \allt'~,. The \l~H,h is <br />the only major drainage channel for our <br />regIon's storm water, urban runoff. ~hall()w <br />groundwatl'r and highl\' tn'att'd <br />waj;tewatt'r. Tht' <br />wa:;h al~o sern's a~ <br /> <br />a naturalliher, <br />pnli:->hing <br />:;Iormwatl'r, urhan <br />runoff and j;h,lllow <br />groundw.lll'r aj; it <br />pa~j;l'~ through to <br />Lall' :\ lead. <br />Altholls;:h till' \"a~h <br />,u'counts for le~j; <br />than 2 percent of <br />the water nowing into Lake ;.lead. it I~ ,1 <br />habitat (or a wide Vilnl'ly of plantj; and <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />...:.- --+ <br /> <br />itnlm<lk <br /> <br />In ddditinn to the important role the \\~:->h <br />p[a~-j; in (lur watershed. lt~ history dat~'s <br />back thousands of ye<1rs. Earl~' :->('lIler.- In <br />the Las \i.'!Z.as \ ill1t'y farmed "nd mined <br />nl'ar the Wi}j;h. contrihuting to tht' <br />enJnomy 10 the early 1900:->. <br /> <br />L-t....7 "... .~., IT. ......". ~ <br /> <br />--~. <br /> <br />The \'\'alt'r Authonty belieVl's that long- <br />term managt'ment of the Llj; \egas \X'a~h <br />is amon~ Southern 0.'t'vada's top ellviron. <br />melltal priorities. Public input from the <br />\%ter QualLty Cili/ellS ..\d..ij;ory <br />Committee has rt'mforct'd that pOj;ition. <br /> <br />-+ <br /> <br />li\d,IY, through tht' <br />Laj; \ t-gaj; Waj;h <br />Coordilliltuln <br />Committee. mort' <br />than 1""0 dll/en <br />ll)('al. j;tate and <br />ft'deral agefl('il's an' <br />working logl'lher to <br />manage tht' i:-sues <br />farlll!.!: the \\ash. <br /> <br />.. --L- <br /> <br />In 1999. till' commiul't' e~tablisl1t'd the <br />J..lj; \(.~{<l~ "ash Compreht'llj;in' Adapli\'l' <br />:\ lana!':t'mt'nt Plan to reslore and protect <br />the "'ash, Tht' plan has bn'n broughl to <br />11ft' USll1~ a tt'am of expt'rls and rl'sources <br />(rom the Clark County Sanltallon District. <br />Clark County Pi\rks <lnd Rn:rt'allOn <br />Department. R(.~i()llal FIOcld Conln,l <br />DIstrict. the citlt'S of La~ \ I.-gas and <br />Henderson ,1nd till' Si\\r,\. <br /> <br />I <br />