Host: Sam Shad

Guests:
Pat Mulroy, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Pundits:
Chip Evans, Chair, Washoe County Democratic Party
Marsha Berkbigler, Partner, Sierra Business Strategies
Michael Hackett, Vice President, Alrus Consulting

"What if it’s a 30 year drought? What if it’s a 25 year drought? What if we break 1025 ft? Then what do we do? We’re a landlocked state. If we don’t prepare for that now, we won’t be ready. (If the water level in Lake Mead drops below elevation 1025ft.)"

- Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy says the worst case water scenario would be insufficient funding for construction of a 3rd straw from Lake Mead, given two predicted La Nina years.