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Las Vegas Officials Want to Know How Much Water Companies Use Before Letting Them Move In

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Greater Las Vegas officials want to help the regional economy grow, but they also want to protect water sources in the region.

Officials will rank incoming businesses by analyzing how it will benefit the region, versus the amount of water that it may use up.

This comes as the Colorado River , which provides drinking water to seven states including Nevada , is seeing historic low water levels.