FROM LAKE TO TAP: Delivering Water Through a World-Class System
01/27/22 • 25 min
Southern Nevada’s water system operates 24 hours a day, every day treating and delivering water that is pumped through nearly 4,000 feet of elevation changes in order to serve more than 2 million people in the Las Vegas Valley. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) pulls water from deep below Lake Mead, treats it, and pumps it to the member agencies, which then deliver it to homes and businesses. Join our hosts Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke as they talk with Ken Albright, Director of Operations, and find out why you can count on water coming out of your tap on episode 20 of the Water Smarts Podcast, “From Lake to Tap: Delivering Water Through a World-Class System.”
Hosts: Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke
Southern Nevada’s water system operates 24 hours a day, every day treating and delivering water that is pumped through nearly 4,000 feet of elevation changes in order to serve more than 2 million people in the Las Vegas Valley. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) pulls water from deep below Lake Mead, treats it, and pumps it to the member agencies, which then deliver it to homes and businesses. Join our hosts Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke as they talk with Ken Albright, Director of Operations, and find out why you can count on water coming out of your tap on episode 20 of the Water Smarts Podcast, “From Lake to Tap: Delivering Water Through a World-Class System.”
Hosts: Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke
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Hosts: Bronson Mack and Crystal Zuelke
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