1) Hetch Hetchy brings water to San Francisco from 167 miles away.
2) The Colorado River supplies 90% of Las Vegas's water and brings it from up to a 1,000 miles away.
3) Per person water use in SF for residential customers is 45.7 gallons.
4) Per person water use in Las Vegas for residential customers is 74 gallons.
So. No, Las Vegas isn't even close to being better at water use than the Bay Area.
1) Hetch Hetchy brings water to San Francisco from 167 miles away.
2) The Colorado River supplies 90% of Las Vegas's water and brings it from up to a 1,000 miles away.
3) Per person water use in SF for residential customers is 45.7 gallons.
4) Per person water use in Las Vegas for residential customers is 74 gallons.
So. No, Las Vegas isn't even close to being better at water use than the Bay Area.