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Utilities DIVISION: ENGINEERING The City of North Las Vegas owns and operates both production wells and recharge wells. The City currently has six production wells, which are used primarily during the summer months to help meet peak demands. The City has an annual production (pumping) right of 5,711 acre-feet. The City established an "artificial recharge" program in 1990. Four recharge wells are used to inject treated Colorado River water into the ground during off-peak winter months. This water is banked in the Valley’s groundwater system, and helps ease the long-term decline in groundwater levels, as well as augment groundwater resources to help meet future needs. As of January 1, 2000, the City has injected 11,505 acre-feet of water. |