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Pumps at the Anasazi Pumping
Station can move about 2,500 gallons of water per minute. |
Once water has been treated or has gone through the delivery
system, it's pumped uphill to reservoirs.
High-power pumps at pumping stations force water
through the transmission lines, usually at night when the cost of
power is less. Pump stations also move water from reservoirs
at lower elevations to those at higher elevations. The district
has 32 pump stations throughout the city.
Reservoirs store the water until it's needed. The
Las Vegas Valley Water District has 35 reservoirs that can hold more than 800 million gallons
of water. Gravity delivers water from the reservoir to your home
or business.
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The Stewart Reservoir, which sits next
to a middle school, was designed so that the roof serves as
the floor of the school's outdoor tennis courts. |
Working with the community
As the Water District builds and renovates facilities, we try to
work with the community as much as possible to make our buildings
blend in with their surroundings.
Efforts have included installing water-efficient
landscaping and developing parks around facilities, as well as consulting
with residents and appropriate government agencies. Our goal is
to make our facilities blend in with their environment.
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