Speech by George Maxey about meeting Southern Nevada's future water requirements, May 16, 1968

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Speech by George Maxey about meeting Southern Nevada's future water requirements, May 16, 1968

Maxey, George Burke, 1917

This is a summary of an address given by Dr. George B. Maxey, Director, Center for Water Resources Research, University of Nevada, to a group of Southern Nevada business and community leaders at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas on May 16, 1968. The speech is on the importance of making more water available for Las Vegas and possible sources to allow future development.

Meeting Southern Nevada's Future Water Requirements by George B. Maxey During the past thirty years southern Nevada communities have grown from a group of scattered, loosely-knit, largely transient settlements, dependent on ephemeral agriculture and mining, to an almost contiguous area boasting a large resort and entertainment industry and substantial national defense facilities and defense-related industry. In addition, agriculture and mining still constitute significant factors in the southern Nevada economy. The agricultural segment particularly require substantive quantities of quality water for irrigation. With the predicted population and industrial expansion in southern Nevada by the mid 1980's, the existing and planned water supply systems will be fully utilized. Therefore, plans must be made soon for additional future water supplies of good quality. With limited supplies of good quality ground water in the Las Vegas Valley and somewhat less good quality water from L

Water-supply--Planning

Water-supply--Sources

Nevada--Las Vegas Valley

United States--Lake Mead

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Mountain West Digital Library

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Mountain West Digital Library

Water-supply--Planning

Water-supply--Sources

Nevada--Las Vegas Valley

United States--Lake Mead

Aquifers