WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Program and Water Conservation Field Services Grants: Water Smart Landscape Rebate Program in Clark County, Nevada. Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment

摘要

Reclamation is proposing to grant the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) funding through the Reclamation's Water Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow (WaterSMART) Water and Energy Efficiency (WSWEE) program to continue SNWA's Water Smart Landscapes Rebate Plan (WSL) Program. The authority to dispense WSWEE grants for 2010/2011 is given under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. This grant would allow SNWA to continue its water conservation efforts in Southern Nevada. The program would provide an estimated annual recurring savings of 1,390 acre feet (AF) of water from the Colorado River by creating an incentive for residential property owners by converting turf with water-efficient landscaping. Under the program, a deed of covenant ensures that no turf will be installed in the project area following retrofit. This expansion of the program is projected to result in savings of approximately 1,390 acre-feet of water annually. Water conserved through this project will be used to help meet current and future demands in the face of sustained drought in the Colorado River Basin.