Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial bucket amid historic drought and climate change in the West, but officials are taking the plunge anyway.
“When you’re in the desert and it’s 100 degrees outside on a regular basis, it’s part of life to have a pool," said Kraft, who derided the new regulations as more about “optics” than saving water.
Water use, abuse and scarcity have been hot topics during the scorching summer of 2022. Temperatures are projected to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit this week in Las Vegas, which averages a little more than 4 inches of rainfall per year. In the face of that, the penalty for building a pool bigger than allowed after Sept. 1 will be severe: Denial of water service.
The authority projects the pool size restriction will save 3.2 million gallons of water the first year, increasing to 32 million gallons by 2032, still just a fraction of the nearly 91 billion gallons the region draws from the lake per year.
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