WATER TALKS: State might partner with Mexico
If Mexico begins harvesting drinking water from the sea some day, Nevada also might get a taste.
Talks are progressing among officials from both sides of the border over new joint efforts to squeeze more water out of the arid region.
One idea being discussed is U.S. investment in Mexican desalination plants along the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California.
The jointly funded plants would supply drinking water to growing coastal communities south of the border and thirsty U.S. cities, including Las Vegas.
Mexico might be the new frontier for the seven Western states that share the drought-stricken Colorado River, said Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
