The Systems Conveyance and Operations Program (SCOP), located in Clark County, Nevada,rnwill enable the Clean Water Coalition (CWC) to improve the water quality of Lake Mead which isrnthe main water source for the Las Vegas Valley, and to meet the increasing water demands ofrnits four member agencies: the City of Las Vegas (CLV), the Clark County Water ReclamationrnDistrict (CCWRD), the City of Henderson (COH) and the City of North Las Vegas (CNLV). Therncontinuing growth in the Las Vegas Valley, along with lowering water levels in Lake Mead hasrnraised concerns about the existing effluent discharge location. The implementation of thernSCOP project will resolve those concerns by providing controlled, deepwater, diffused dischargernof highly treated effluent into Lake Mead that will result in an overall improvement in lake waterrnquality. The project will involve collecting the highly treated effluent discharges from thernwastewater treatment facilities of the member agencies and conveying by pipeline and tunnel tornLake Mead. A significant amount of hydraulic head will be created by the difference in elevationrnbetween these facilities and Lake Mead that will need to be dissipated. To enable therndissipation of energy, a Pressure Reducing/Power Generating Station will be incorporated thatrnwill allow renewable electrical energy to be generated.
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