VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas is in Imminent Danger of Running Out of Water

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes young entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Fri edition. Today’s accounting entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Jan. 13, 2023. Because of its law of proximity to Lake Mead, from which it gets 90% of its water, most people…

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Massive Sewage Spill Near Nevada’s Lake Mead Blamed on Partially Closed Valve

Last week’s overspill of 863K gallons of wastewater at a sewerage intervention post nigh Nevada’s Lake Mead was because of a part clear valve, according to recent reports. The runoff began on June 1 after Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD) workers ruined what appeared to live procedure…

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Lake Mead Rose in August Thanks to Las Vegas Rains, But by a Drop in the Bucket

Monsoonal Las Vegas rains helped boost Lake Mead’s height 3 feet inward August, according to US Bureau of Reclamation data. However, after falling to a greater extent than than 27 feet since the year began, that’s just a set down in the nation’s largest bucketful of water.…

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Lake Mead Body is My Dad’s, Says Las Vegas Native

In May 1958, Daniel Kolod, 22, was riding inwards a speedboat on Lake Margaret Mead with a friend when they strike a wake. Both men were tossed into the water. One ne'er made it out. Police stated Kolod drowned in Callville Bay. His organic structure was never recovered. But Sweeney…

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