Power from Glen Canyon is not being sold to California due to the perilous economic situation plaguing that system. Specific guidelines are being formulated for situations in which power can be supplemented from the Glen Canyon facilities under emergency conditions. A January meeting of the Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee was held at the Henderson Convention Center. The Committee received updates on recent activities in the wash including the Clark County Wetlands Park bank stabilization, bird surveys and water quality monitoring efforts. The Committee received an excellent presentation from the Fish and Wildlife Service concerning selenium levels in the Las Vegas Wash soils and water.
Selenium is an element that occurs naturally as well as introduced by manmade activities.
It bio accumulates within wildlife, especially birds, that feed on animals that live in water contaminated by selenium. The results of this contamination are low hatch rates and high mortality rates of young birds. A subcommittee has been formed to further study this problem.