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American Water Summit Speech by Patricia Mulroy

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American Water Summit

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Partner:: American Water Summit
Location:: Dulles Westin Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 11.03.10
Speaker:: Patricia Mulroy
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Summary: During the boom Las Vegas's appetite for water far outstripped its natural supply and the Southern Nevada Water Authority rose to the challenge, enforcing water reuse and buying rights to secure supply. The difficulty is that water infrastructure has to be planned for decades into the future, whereas the economy moves on a quarter by quarter basis. How has the SNWA coped with the economic downturn, and what are the lessons for other water agencies which need to plan for long term growth, but find the short term experience is the reverse?

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Patricia Mulroy

Patricia Mulroy oversees the operations of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Water Authority is responsible for acquiring, treating and delivering water to local agencies that collectively serve 2 million residents and nearly 40 million annual visitors.

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36 min 12 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 27 sec

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02.: The Colorado River System

04 min 56 sec

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03.: Colorado River Compact Between Seven States

05 min 04 sec

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04.: Southern Nevada Water Authority Gave Up Priority Water Rights

03 min 21 sec

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05.: Water Shortage Agreement

05 min 10 sec

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06.: Looking at De-Salters

00 min 54 sec

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07.: Water Habits in the West Must Change

04 min 24 sec

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08.: Optimistic that the West Can Weather the Drought

01 min 17 sec

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09.: Q1: Water Rate Increases

01 min 58 sec

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10.: Q2: Possible Solution: Move Water from East to West

02 min 26 sec

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11.: Q3: Creative Arrangement with Arizona

02 min 44 sec

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12.: Q4: No Way to Contain Population Growth

02 min 23 sec

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Colorado River Drought Spurs Seven State Pact

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Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Patricia Mulroy outlines the seven-state pact made in the southwest to share the Colorado River in preparation for draught.
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water-supply system: Facilities for the collection, treatment, storage, and distribution of water. Ancient systems included wells, storage reservoirs, canals and aqueducts, and water-distribution systems. Highly advanced systems appeared c. 2500 BC and reached their peak in the Roman aqueduct system. In the Middle Ages, water supplies were largely neglected and epidemics caused by waterborne organisms were common. In the 17th–18th century, distribution systems utilizing cast-iron pipes, aqueducts, and pumps began to be installed. The link between polluted water and disease came to be understood in the 19th century, and treatment methods such as slow sand filtration and disinfection with chlorine were introduced. Modern reservoirs are formed usually by constructing dams near the collection point of mountain-water runoff or across rivers. After the water reaches collection points, it is treated to improve its quality; it is then pumped either directly into a city or town's distribution system or to an elevated storage location, such as a water tank. See also plumbing.; water-supply system on britannica.com