Oszczędzanie wody w Las Vegas - Redux

Published Caption: An anemometer in MGM's park monitors wind speed, which helps regulate the water flow of fountains.

Pink Yucca in the park on the Las Vegas Strip.

Published Caption: MGM is building what it calls the first park on the Las Vegas Strip.

Low-flow fixtures in an Aria Resort & Casino suite.

Published Caption: The water fed to MGM's giant cooling towers, used to keep its hotel and casino guests comfortable, is a major source of the compan...

Published Caption: The Aria Resort & Casino's suites feature low-flow shower heads and faucets.

Published Caption: Light fixtures on the casino floor visually imitate rain.

Published Caption: A sculpture at the front desk of MGM's Aria Resort & Casino models the Colorado River.

Water sculpture at Aria Resort & Casino.

Published Caption: Don Johnson, MGM's senior manager of sustainability, in front of a water sculpture at Aria Resort & Casino.

Jasmine plants have replaced grass at the Bellagio. Published Caption: The Bellagio replaced grass with jasmine plants as ground cover. Jasmine, wh...

Published Caption: Air chillers at CityCenter's cogeneration power plant, which provides electricity and saves energy.

Published Caption: The control room for cooling towers and air chillers in the cogeneration plant for MGM's properties, including Aria Resort & Casin...

Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Published Caption: The Bellagio's horticulture staff includes 120 people.

Published Caption: The Aria Resort & Casino's suites feature low-flow shower heads and faucets.

Water sculpture at Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Water fountain in front of the Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Published Caption: Visitors walk through the 14,000-square-foot Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Golf course on the Las Vegas Boulevard South with green grass and brown grass. Published Caption: Water levels in the city's main water source, Lake...

Las Vegas Valley Water District.

R&D Lab at River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lake Mead, which supplies the water for Las Vegas. The white rocks show the former high water mark for the lake. Published Caption: Water levels in...

The pressure monitors at the LVVWD Charleston Pumping Station. Published Caption: The 'plug and play' unit, which is attached to a remote pipe with...

The pressure monitors at the LVVWD Charleston Pumping Station. Published Caption: The 'plug and play' unit, which is attached to a remote pipe with...

Lake Mead, which supplies the water for Las Vegas. The white rocks show the former high water mark for the lake.

River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Side-by-side houses with grass lawn and natural yard in Henderson, Nevada.

Listening devices along 4 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard. Published Caption: Charlie Fricke of Echologics says the Las Vegas hydrophones mark the firs...

River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada.

David Rexing at the River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Published Caption: Visitors take photos of themselves in front of the Bellagio fountains.

Bellagio fountain, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Water sculpture near New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Published Caption: Tourists account for a third of Las Vegas' $95 billion...

Listening devices along 4 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard.

Lawn in Nevada Trails development, Las Veags, Nevada.

Lawn in Nevada Trails development, Las Veags, Nevada.

Elvis impersonator at Las Vegas sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Listening devices along 4 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard.

Listening devices along 4 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard. Published Caption: One of 13 EchoShore TX hydrophones listens for leaks along four miles of...

Matthew Tuma, Natural Resources Industry Specialist at Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Published Caption: Nate Allen took over WaterStart, the growing incubator that finds and tests promising water technologies and helps hasten them to...

Kumud Acharya, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Desert Research Institute and the Flamingo run off in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Elvis impersonator at Las Vegas sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Kenneth Ladd, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Water sprinkler around Aria Resort and Casino.

House and lawn in Nevada Trails development, Las Veags, Nevada. Published Caption: Water levels in the city's main water source, Lake Mead, have dro...

Bellagio fountain, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Astro turf on Las Vegas Boulevard. Published Caption: Water levels in the city's main water source, Lake Mead, have dropped precipitously after 16 y...

Fountain on Las Vegas Strip. Published Caption: Tourists account for a third of Las Vegas' $95 billion annual GDP. The city receives less than 4 inc...