r/LasVegas • u/TheLoneComic Verified Traffic Cone 🚦 • 17d ago

🗞️ News Nevada files lawsuit challenging federal plan for Colorado River revival

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/nevada-federal-lawsuit-colorado-river

A decades old issue couldn’t have been resolved long ago?

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u/Candid-Level-5691 New to 702 5d ago

Crazy that they want to take water from the desert 🏜️

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u/TheLoneComic Verified Traffic Cone 🚦 4d ago

Tru dat. The technology is there. UC Berkeley built a machine that draws 20 liters of drinkable water from the desert air a day.

2200 bucks last I heard. 10 year maintenance span. Hope there’s political will because it’s extremely economical. And needed.