Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of a Rising Water Table, Las Vegas, Nevada

摘要

This effort was directed toward reviewing available information on the shallow groundwater reservoir in Las Vegas Valley and assessing the general existing and potential economic consequences resulting from evidence of a rising shallow water table. The rising water table is principally a result of excessive lawn irrigation. Over 50 percent of the valley is within an area in which the water table is less than 50 feet below land surface. Groundwater infiltration and inflow to sewer lines which result in excessive high salinity water for treatment are the current and most immediate future economic impacts.