Tour : Lake Mead Intake Tunnel 3

WAY DOWN BENEATH THE GROUND...ACTUALLY BELOW LAKE MEAD... SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY'S DAVID JOHNSON SAYS THE THIRD WATER PIPELINE OR THIRD STRAW AS IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO, FINALLY REACHED THE END OF THE LINE AFTER DRILLING A TUNNEL. A HISTORIC DAY AS OUR STATE IS EXPERIENCING A DRASTIC DROUGHT. THE SNWA SAYS LAKE MEAD WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN DROPPING ABOUT 10 FEET A YEAR SINCE THE YEAR 2000. THIS TUNNEL MADE TO REACH BELOW LAKE MEAD IS THE THIRD "STRAW" PROJECT OF ITS KIND, REACHING FURTHER DOWN BELOW THE SURFACE. THE FIRST WAS NEARLY FOUR DECADES AGO.... FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND STRAW IN THE YEAR 2000. THIS LATEST PROJECT WAS COMPLEX, EXPENSIVE AND HAD IT'S CHALLENGES INCLUDING THE DEATH OF A WORKER. HOWEVER THE MACHINE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD...

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