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Las Vegas down to around 30 days of water

"Our next step is to get the water out of Storrie Lake with a new pretreatment device coming in."

Las Vegas down to around 30 days of water

"Our next step is to get the water out of Storrie Lake with a new pretreatment device coming in."

MOST RAIN COMING UP FOR THE NEW WEEK. BUT FIRST, LET’S GET BACK TO SASHA. TURNING NOW TO LAS VEGAS, WHERE THE CITY IS STILL ON A WATER CRISIS. WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THE STORY LAST MONTH WHEN THE CITY SAID THEY HAD ABOUT 50 DAYS OF WATER LEFT. ANGEL SAUCEDO, IT WAS IN VEGAS TODAY AND HAS THE LATEST FOR US TONIGHT. THE SITUATION STILL GRIM IN LAS VEGAS WHERE WE HAD ABOUT 30 DAYS OF POTABLE WATER SUPPLY JUST ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. MAYOR LOUIE TRUJILLO ANNOUNCED THE CITY HAD 50 DAYS OF WATER LEFT. THE HERMIT’S PEAK AND CALF CANYON FIRE DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE WATERSHED. THE ASH AND DEBRIS IN THE BURN SCAR NOW MAKING ITS WAY INTO THEIR WATER. IT’S BEEN RAINING EVERY DAY. WHY DON’T WE HAVE WATER IN IT? SIMPLY BECAUSE WE CAN’T PULL ANY OF THAT WATER OFF THE RIVER. WE’RE ASKING OUR CITIZENS TO CONSERVE AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE. SO WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE CITY? WELL, MAYOR, THROUGH HERE TELLS ME THEY’RE GATHERING PARTS TO A WATER PRETREATMENT FACILITY HERE TO USE THE 78 DAYS OF WATER THEY HAVE GATHERED HERE AT STORY LAKE. OUR NEXT STEP IS TO GET THE WATER OUT OF STORY LAKE. THAT WOULD BE THAT THAT PRETREATMENT DEVICE THAT’S COMING IN. IT’S ALL TO BUY TIME FOR THE REAL SOLUTION. WE’RE WORKING ON SEARCHING FOR A FILTRATE SYSTEM, A PERMANENT FILTRATION SYSTEM TO GO UP INTO THE RIVER SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO OUR TREATMENT FACILITY. IN THE MEANTIME, FEMA DELIVERED A SUPPLY OF EMERGENCY WATER THAT LAS VEGAS CITIZENS SAID SMELLED AND TASTED FUNNY. WE DID DO SOME LABORATORY WORK OVER THE WEEKEND AND FOUND THAT THE WATER IS 100% SAFE. THERE WAS NO BACTERIA GROWING IN IT AT ALL. HE ALSO THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE BEST MONSOON SEASON IN SEVEN YEARS, BUT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO USE ANY OF THAT WATER BECAUSE OF THE BURN SCAR. IN LAS VEGAS, ANGEL SAUSSY NO KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. ANGEL THANK YOU. MAYOR TRUJILLO SAYS THE FILTRATION SYSTEM IN STORY LAKE
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Las Vegas down to around 30 days of water

"Our next step is to get the water out of Storrie Lake with a new pretreatment device coming in."

The city of Las Vegas is still in a water crisis. KOAT first brought you this story last month when the city said they had about 50 days of water left. The mayor of Las Vegas, Louie Trujillo, said that as of Aug. 21, the city has just over 30 days of essential water left. This is all because of the Calf Canyon Hermits Peak burn scar. Monsoon rain coming down the burn scar is getting contaminated from the ash and debris, making it unusable. Mayor Trujillo said they do have a plan to extend their water supply. Trujillo said, "our next step is to get the water out of Storrie Lake with a new pretreatment device coming in."That filtration device would use the 78 days of water they gathered in Storrie Lake. It would buy the city time to create a permanent solution."We're working on a searching for a filtration system, a permanent filtration system to go up into the river somewhere close to our treatment facility," said Mayor Trujillo. Trujillo tells me FEMA delivered a supply of emergency water that citizens said smelled and tasted funny. The city did laboratory tests this weekend and confirmed that the water is safe to drink. Trujillo also tells KOAT that this year has been the best monsoon season in 7 years, but they haven't been able to use any of the water because of the burn scar. Mayor Trujillo says the filtration system in Storrie Lake should be operational by the end of the month.

The city of Las Vegas is still in a water crisis. KOAT first brought you this story last month when the city said they had about 50 days of water left. The mayor of Las Vegas, Louie Trujillo, said that as of Aug. 21, the city has just over 30 days of essential water left. This is all because of the Calf Canyon Hermits Peak burn scar.

Monsoon rain coming down the burn scar is getting contaminated from the ash and debris, making it unusable. Mayor Trujillo said they do have a plan to extend their water supply.

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Trujillo said, "our next step is to get the water out of Storrie Lake with a new pretreatment device coming in."

That filtration device would use the 78 days of water they gathered in Storrie Lake. It would buy the city time to create a permanent solution.

"We're working on a searching for a filtration system, a permanent filtration system to go up into the river somewhere close to our treatment facility," said Mayor Trujillo.

Trujillo tells me FEMA delivered a supply of emergency water that citizens said smelled and tasted funny. The city did laboratory tests this weekend and confirmed that the water is safe to drink.

Trujillo also tells KOAT that this year has been the best monsoon season in 7 years, but they haven't been able to use any of the water because of the burn scar. Mayor Trujillo says the filtration system in Storrie Lake should be operational by the end of the month.