The Systems Conveyance and Operations Program (SCOP), located in Clark County, Nevada, will enable the Clean Water Coalition (CWC) to improve the water quality of Lake Mead which is the main water source for the Las Vegas Valley, and to meet the increasing water demands of its four member agencies: the City of Las Vegas (CLV), the Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD), the City of Henderson (COH) and the City of North Las Vegas (CNLV). The continuing growth in the Las Vegas Valley, along with lowering water levels in Lake Mead has raised concerns about the existing effluent discharge location. The implementation of the SCOP project will resolve those concerns by providing controlled, deepwater, diffused discharge of highly treated effluent into Lake Mead that will result in an overall improvement in lake water quality. The project will involve collecting the highly treated effluent discharges from the wastewater treatment facilities of the member agencies and conveying by pipeline and tunnel to Lake Mead. A significant amount of hydraulic head will be created by the difference in elevation between these facilities and Lake Mead that will need to be dissipated. To enable the dissipation of energy, a Pressure Reducing/Power Generating Station will be incorporated that will allow renewable electrical energy to be generated.
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