Las Vegas Valley Water District

The district is a partner in developing the preserve into a cultural resource center, featuring exhibits, trails, gardens and more.

Hoping to curb groundwater usage, the Nevada Legislature created the Las Vegas Valley Water District in 1947 to begin using the state's Colorado River allocation.

The Union Pacific Railroad agreed to sell LVL&W in 1952 and the Water District began operations on July 1, 1954.

This relieved an ongoing water shortage for the city, but also helped create one of the world's most popular resort destinations and America's youngest major metropolitan area.

Over the years, the district has built more than 6,500 miles of pipeline, created a reservoir system capable of storing 900 million gallons of water and implemented a sophisticated water-quality monitoring program.