Yard irrigation Las Vegas, Nev.|| Wikimedia Commons
By Brandon Loomis || Arizona Republic
LAS VEGAS — The grass beneath the palm trees at the Foothills has no function other than to look lush and inviting for people driving up to the gated community’s entrance.
The homeowners’ association there, like many that govern such developments dating to the 1980s and 1990s, was still sprinkling Colorado River water on about 50,000 square feet of turf this year. It takes an estimated 73 gallons a year to water every square foot, according to the local water authority. If poured on all at once, it could bury the grass under a 10-foot pool.
But soon, in a show of respect for the dwindling river, that watering will end.
Bronson Mack, spokesman for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said the area is working to increase water conservation by removing ornamental grass, banning new golf courses that draw river water and limiting the size of new residential pools.
Bronson Mack, spokesman for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said the area is working to increase water conservation by removing ornamental grass, banning new golf courses that draw river water and limiting the size of new residential pools.
“Nobody comes out here to kick a soccer ball. The HOA isn’t holding community events here,” said Bronson Mack, spokesman for the Southern Nevada Water Authority. “This needs to go.”
