Groundwater

The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) has acquired and continues to develop a signficant number of in-state groundwater resources. These resources are intended to provide Southern Nevada with a more balanced mix of Colorado River water and non-Colorado River water than currently exists.

In addition to existing purveyor groundwater rights in the Las Vegas Valley, SNWA has in-state groundwater rights and applications in hydrographic basins outside the valley.

Many of these rights and applications stem from filings made by the Las Vegas Valley Water District, but others are the result of specific SNWA efforts that were initiated in the mid to late 1990s.

Groundwater resources include:

• Las Vegas Valley Groundwater
• In-State Groundwater Resources include rights and applications in:
  • Garnet and Hidden Valleys
  • California Wash Basin
  • Three Lakes Valley and Tikaboo Valley
  • Indian Springs Valley
  • Coyote Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley
  • Delamar, Dry Lake and Cave Valleys
  • Snake Valley