Conserving water in Southern Nevada is a team effort, as residents, multi-family property owners, homeowner's associations, and municipalities alike seek the same bottom line: making sure we all have a reliable water supply as climate change-fueled drought continues to impact the Colorado River Basin and Lake Mead—the source of 90 percent of our supply.

Business owners also play a critical role in conserving our most precious resource and have been a driving force in the success our community has experienced. In 2023, the City of Henderson had an annual reduction in consumptive water use of 5.85%. We’ve accomplished this through numerous comprehensive conservation programs in partnership with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, including:

• Water Efficient Technologies (WET), which offers financial incentives to commercial and multifamily property owners who install water-efficient devices and technologies.
• As part of the WET program, businesses can receive up to 50% in rebates from the SNWA by replacing their existing cooling tower or swamp coolers with a dry-cooled system that could save millions of gallons of water per year.
• Water Smart Landscapes, offering businesses, HOAs, and multifamily properties a cash rebate of $3 per square foot to convert water-thirsty grass to desert landscaping. (Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the rebate will decrease to $2 per square foot.) Nevada law essentially requires that all decorative grass at commercial, HOA and multi-family properties be replaced by the end of 2026.  

Through these and many other programs, the City of Henderson has achieved reductions in potable water use with the permanent adoption of the City’s water conservation regulations and enforcement practices. And while the “bathtub ring” at Lake Mead reminds us that further conservation is needed to achieve long-term goals, the City is committed to ongoing conservation efforts to help the overall region reduce water consumption. Thanks, Henderson! Let’s continue to keep water conservation top of mind.

For more information and tips to help your business conserve water and save money on your bottom line, visit cityofhenderson.com.