List three examples of extravagant water use in Las Vegas.
What is the per capita (per person) usage rate of water in Las Vegas? ____________________________________________
What is most of that water used for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the source of drinking water in Portland? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who is Bruce Babbitt? ________________________________
How many people became sick from polluted drinking water in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin? __________________________________________________
Why did hotels and casinos in Las Vegas sink five feet? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rather than live within nature’s limits, what steps are being proposed to bring more water to Las Vegas? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where does the Ogallala Aquifer lie? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
How long would it take to refill the Ogallala if it were completely drained? ___________________________________________
What is the GRAND Canal plan? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
What do many experts claim is the best way to manage water supplies in the future? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Predict the outcomes if water were managed under this new plan. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What do you think should be done about the future of water use?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Should water be moved from one region of the country to another? Explain why or why not. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________