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Nevada Water Company Files For Bankruptcy Amid Worsening Drought

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Nevada Water Company Files For Bankruptcy Amid Worsening Drought
The water level at Lake Mead has dropped by about 170 feet since a regional drought began in 2000. Here, a structure lies exposed beyond the lake's Hemenway Harbor Launch Ramp in Boulder City, Nev., on Sept. 22, 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
By Allan Stein
9/28/2022Updated: 9/28/2022
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LAS VEGAS—One of Southern Nevada’s longest-running private water companies has gone under financially amid the region’s worsening drought.

The Basic Water Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early September with roughly $50 million in reported assets and more than $7 million in bond debt.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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