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ENR > Environment > Las Vegas Water Agency Awards Lake Mead Tunnel Contract - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
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| The drought gripping the southwest has forced fast growing communities like Las Vegas to undertake new water-related construction projects. On March 20, the Southern Nevada Water Authority awarded a $447-million design-build contract to Vegas Tunnel Constructors LLC – a joint-venture of S.A. Healy Co., Lombard, Ill. and Impreglio S.p.A., Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. The JV will build a third raw water intake tunnel at Lake Mead, the Las Vegas Valley's water lifeline. The additional straw is needed since lake levels have dipped 110 ft since 2000. Lake Mead now operates at 1,117 ft. or about half of its capacity. One or both of the existing water inlets will be forced to shut down if the lake level drops another 70 ft. The new intake, ...
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