31-07-2005, 19:18
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The Invisible Woman
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Vegas heading for 'dry future'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4719473.stm
I thought it would be the commercial interests that were to blame.Apparently not..
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But this is one of "Sin City's" greatest myths. Local hotels account for just 7% of the area's total water usage, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
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"The hotel casinos use only 30% of their water allocation on outdoor use, while 70% is used indoors in rooms and kitchens and that water is reclaimed and used again," says Cruz
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But when you look at the residential statistics, the figures are reversed.
Water authorities estimate around 70% of residential water is used outdoors, washing the car and irrigating the lawns, and only 30% is used indoors.
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