The Nevada Assembly voted 30-12 in favor of a wide-ranging water conservation bill that could lead to caps on residential water use in Las Vegas.
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While not enough to fend off the falling water levels entirely, the snow that has dropped in recent weeks across the mountains that feed the river is expected to slow the decline at Lake Mead.
Authorities were working to identify human remains found by a bystander at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area beach.
Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
Owner Craig Miller brought his houseboat in early June to a place for engine repairs, but rapidly declining Lake Mead left him with nothing but sand under his boat.