The City of Las Vegas' Vegas Valley Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) treats up to 68 MGD, with a capacity of 91 MGD. The facility includes Headworks, Grit Removal, Primary Treatment, and Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) on an average of 63 MGD; Disinfection, Sludge Thickening, ...
Millions in Southern California are facing new water restrictions due to a megadrought crippling the Southwest, but across the border in Nevada — they've been conserving water for years. Now, officials in Las Vegas are going a step further by ripping out all the water-guzzling grass that ...
To optimize the enhanced biological phosphorus (P) removal (EBPR) at the City of Las Vegas' Water Pollution Control Facility, the effects of dissolved oxygen (DO) level, hydraulic retention time in aeration basin and the operation mode of UCT versus A2O on phosphorus removal performance were inv...
The Sierra Clubwarnedof the dangers of Las Vegas’s sprawl in 1998: “The city has extremely serious air and water pollution and overuse problems as a result of its rampant expansion. Growth is starting to put strains on the ecologically fragile Mojave Desert. The wildlife habitat and water q...
Receiving only four inches of precipitation annually, Las Vegas is one of the driest metropolitan areas in the United States. Coupled with ongoing drought and reduced flows in the nearby Colorado River, the community continually seeks out new water resources and innovative methods for using water mo...
Tired of the busy and chaotic life in Las Vegas, Nevada for nearly ten years, my family and I decided to slow things down. We wanted to lead an environmental-friendly life. None of us felt that this could be accomplished where we were living and we all agreed that a move to the coun...
根据Because it is in the desert,there is not enough water.Even though water is expensive,residents aren't careful in using it.Next,Las Vegas has serious air pollution.可知拉斯维加斯的问题是缺乏水和空气污染,故答案为:C. 48.C细节理解题.根据文章内容Second,many people like the weather there,...
When fall comes around this year, CETA will be meeting at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, NV from September 21-24 for PowerClean 2013. Located on the west side of town, the Resort sits on 70 acres of land at the gateway to the Red Rock... M Hamline - 《Cleaner Times the Journ...
The continued economic prosperity of the Las Vegas metropolitan area is threatened by several environmental issues. As with most cities in the southwestern United States, the availability of potable water is constantly being monitored to ensure a long-term supply. Local elected officials and business ...
根据第四段第一句Also, it is easier to get married (结婚) in Las Vegas than in any other city in the United States.可知,在拉斯维加斯结婚比其它城市更容易。故选C。 根据最后一段Because it is in the desert, there is not enough water.和Next, Las Vegas has serious air pollution.可知,拉斯...