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