| About the Groundwater Management
Program
In
1997, the Nevada Legislature directed the Southern Nevada Water Authority
to develop a program to protect and manage the Las Vegas Valley's primary
groundwater supply.
Program Goals
- Protection: Support activities to protect the aquifer from contamination
- Management: Improve management of the groundwater resources to prevent overdrafting
- Information: Provide information about the aquifer, water conservation and rules governing groundwater wells in Southern Nevada to well users
- Cooperation: Increase understanding and cooperation among groundwater users and agencies involved in groundwater
Well users help shape the program
The Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Management Program receives input from
an Advisory Committee for Groundwater Management. This well user
group meets quarterly to discuss issues of interest and to develop recommendations
on what can be done to protect the groundwater basin.
The committee's recommendations have been incorporated into the Las Vegas
Valley Groundwater Management Program and its various activities.
Elements of the program
The following program elements are funded through an annual groundwater management fee which is paid by all well users and holders of water permits or water rights.
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