Extended Interview

Leah Layland Snake Valley Resident   Read more extended interviews.

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Interviewer:  Tell me what you think of these water issues and whether this idea of taking water from this area to Las Vegas is a good idea or not and why?

Leah Layland:  We don't have any water to spare for the first thing and to take it to Las Vegas—we crossed Lake Mead… when it was getting built and you could go down in it and see all of the things and they told us what a good thing that was going to be for Las Vegas.  As I understand it now, Las Vegas doesn't seem to think much of a Lake Mead squatter.

Interviewer:  How do you feel about Las Vegas having water from this area?

Leah Layland:  If they really needed it an we had it to spare, I'd say fine, but probably if they get it and our water all goes down there, they'll bottle it and sell it all back to us.  I could be wrong.