How Las Vegas became a leader in water conservation despite its culture of excess
Tourists flock to Las Vegas every year for the bright lights, buffets, and the buzz of rolling the dice and spinning the roulette wheel.
Many tourists also do two other things: Watch the lavish fountain outside the Bellagio hotel and ride a gondola in The Venetian’s canal. Each year, the Bellagio fountain uses 12 million gallons of water a year, the equivalent of about 706,000 eight-minute showers. And it would take a regular garden hose 65 days to fill the water capacity of The Venetian’s cana
Many tourists also do two other things: Watch the lavish fountain outside the Bellagio hotel and ride a gondola in The Venetian’s canal. Each year, the Bellagio fountain uses 12 million gallons of water a year, the equivalent of about 706,000 eight-minute showers. And it would take a regular garden hose 65 days to fill the water capacity of The Venetian’s cana