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  2. Clark County Water Reclamation District - Wikipedia

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    The district was created by judicial decree in August 1954. Prior to that time, the treatment of sewage in unincorporated Clark County was by means of cesspools, septic tanks, and several small treatment plants operated by the hotels along the Las Vegas Strip. The continuing growth of both the tourist and residential portions of the community ...

  3. Mole people - Wikipedia

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    Las Vegas Media accounts have reported "mole people" living underneath other cities as well. In the Las Vegas Valley , it is estimated about 1,000 homeless people find shelter in the storm drains underneath the city for protection from extreme temperatures that exceed 115 °F (46 °C) while dropping below 30 °F (−1 °C) in winter.

  4. List of cities in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada. Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas. Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city. Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population. Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley. Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada.

  5. Las Vegas Valley Water District - Wikipedia

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    Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) is a not-for-profit government water supply agency that has been providing water to the Las Vegas Valley since 1954. The district helped build the area's water delivery system and now provides water to more than one million people in Southern Nevada.

  6. Storm drain - Wikipedia

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    Storm drain grate on a street in Warsaw, Poland Storm drain with its pipe visible beneath it due to construction work. A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks ...

  7. Southern Nevada Water Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was founded in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's water needs on a regional basis in Clark County . SNWA provides wholesale water treatment and delivery for the greater Las Vegas Valley and is responsible for acquiring and managing long-term water resources for Southern Nevada.

  8. Las Vegas Wash - Wikipedia

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    Las Vegas Wash is a 12-mile-long stream (an "arroyo" or "wash") which feeds most of the Las Vegas Valley 's excess water into Lake Mead. The wash is sometimes called an urban river, and it exists in its present capacity because of an urban population. The wash also works in a systemic conjunction with the pre-existing wetlands that formed the ...

  9. Resorts World Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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    Resorts World Las Vegas is a resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, United States. The property is owned and operated by Genting Group and had been the site of the Stardust Resort and Casino until 2007, when Boyd Gaming demolished the resort to develop its Echelon Place project.