‘To Protect and Conserve:’ Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

Large fines for water waste has helped spur a 26% drop in water use in Las Vegas since 2002.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salvador Polanco-Gamez, a conservation aide with the Las Vegas Valley Water District, documents a leak in a sprinkler system in Summerlin, a community in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

‘To Protect and Conserve:’ Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

Large fines for water waste has helped spur a 26% drop in water use in Las Vegas since 2002.

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