John Entsminger is general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, serving 380,000 customer accounts, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, responsible for providing water to local agencies that collectively serve two million residents and 40 million annual visitors. Prior to this, he was director of environmental and water-resource law and senior deputy general manager of these entities. Previously, Entsminger was lead negotiator on Colorado River matters for Nevada, appointed by former Governor Brian Sandoval. A trustee of Desert Research Institute Foundation, he is a board member of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and the Water Research Foundation.
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The Colorado River Compact is 100 years old, and its guidelines for water use across the American West are about to expire. Facing drought, increased population, and disagreem...