These investigators patrol Las Vegas looking for one thing: water waste

Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water.

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