LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An agreement announced late last week in San Diego could be the start of a new kind of water solution for Las Vegas and other cities in the desert Southwest.
A desalination plant in San Diego County is working, but it’s only running at about half-capacity because the process is expensive. The “memorandum of understanding” signed last week would start the exploration of an interstate water transfer and exchange pilot program.
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That could mean that, someday, water produced by the desalination plant could be “moved” to Nevada or Arizona. The agreement is early in the stages, and it hasn’t been approved by everyone involved.
8 News Now reached out to a Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) spokesperson, who said the memorandum was being reviewed, but it was too early to comment…