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Show Either type of system Is feasible .and available and would be less expensive than Bonneville Unit water. The State Division of Water Resources has studied the problem and shown that it Is economically feasible and practical, 8. Changing patterns of consumption by education and_economic incentive.. Water is too inexpensive in the Wasatch Front metro-poiitian areas, and that encourages waste, Salt Lake City residents use more water per capita than residents of Tucson, Arizona, although the climate of Tucson Is drier and hotter, The State of Nevada in.its 1971 report entitled. Water1 Supply for the Future in -Southern Nevada, has recommended tfiat reduction of per capita consumption by increasing rates and educational campaigns would avert a water shortage through the year 2020, The Wasatch Front could profit from the same approach, For example, Salt Lake City uses 56,000 acre feet per year for watering lawns and gardens. That is more than 50% of the water which would be delivered by the Bonneville Unit for municipal and Industrial purposes. If residents of Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada can change their habits and leajsn to adapt to a desert climate, so can residents of Salt Lake; City, 9. Population redistribution to the areas of the state where there is abundant water is a feasible alternative, Nevada is considering such a plan which would eliminate the need to import water at great economic and environmental costs, 10. Population limitations within water-deficient areas could be imposed, Boulder, Colorado has recently voted to place a maximum on the population of the city, Nevada Is exploring similar approaches for the Las Vegas area. Lack of additional water supplies does place an inherent limit on growth and could be so used rather than attempting to promote growth by water importation, 25 |
