Private company
Southern Nevada Water Authority
American government agency
The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was founded in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's water needs on a regional basis in Clark County. SNWA provides wholesale water treatment and delivery for the greater Las Vegas Valley and is responsible for acquiring and managing long-term water resources for Southern Nevada.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.snwa.com
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The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was founded in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's water needs on a regional basis in Clark County. SNWA provides wholesale water treatment and delivery for the greater Las Vegas Valley and is responsible for acquiring and managing long-term water resources for Southern Nevada.2
Timeline
- 1991Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $50.7M
- Federal contracts $86.2K
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5.9M | – | $5.9M |
| 2025 | $480.0K | – | $480.0K |
| 2024 | $3.8M | – | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $13.8M | – | $13.8M |
| 2022 | $14.9M | – | $14.9M |
| 2021 | $339.4K | $9.3K | $348.7K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | – | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $622.4K | $9.4K | $631.9K |
| 2018 | $377.9K | $6.8K | $384.7K |
| 2017 | $4.3M | $6.8K | $4.3M |
| 2016 | $2.2M | $6.8K | $2.2M |
| 2015 | $910.7K | $6.8K | $917.5K |
| 2014 | $332.8K | $40.0K | $372.8K |
| 2012 | $25.0K | – | $25.0K |
| 2011 | $1.1M | – | $1.1M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2011–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Sep 8, 2022$8.5M from Bureau of Reclamation: Fish And Wildlife Coordination Act5 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R22AP00648
- Jul 1, 2024$4.9M from Environmental Protection Agency: Congressionally Mandated Projects6 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award 98T91101
- Mar 1, 2023$4.0M from Bureau of Reclamation: Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash; Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program7 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R23AP00123
- Jun 28, 2017$4.0M from Bureau of Land Management: Southern Nevada Public Land Management8 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award L17AC00042
- Sep 1, 2022$3.0M from Bureau of Reclamation: Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash9 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R22AP00466
- Apr 1, 2023$2.4M from Bureau of Reclamation: Secure Water Act – Research Agreements10 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R23AP00118
- Sep 19, 2022$2.0M from Bureau of Reclamation: Watersmart (Sustain And Manage America’S Resources For Tomorrow)11 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R22AP00495
- Aug 30, 2023$2.0M from Bureau of Reclamation: Watersmart (Sustain And Manage America’S Resources For Tomorrow)12 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award R23AP00545
Largest contracts
- Jun 4, 2014$40.0K from U.S. Geological Survey: Sw nevada/las vegas metro orthoimagery (update)13 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award ING14PX00646
- Jun 11, 2019$9.3K from Bureau of Reclamation: 2019 water smart innovations conf&expo14 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award 140R3019P0055
- Aug 10, 2021$9.3K from Bureau of Reclamation: Co-sponsorship and booth fee for watersmart innovation conference originally schedule for 2019.15 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award 140R3021P0028
- Jul 1, 2016$6.8K from Bureau of Reclamation: Igf::ot::igf sponsorship&exhibit booth for watersmart conference16 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award INR16PX00592
- Jul 31, 2017$6.8K from Bureau of Reclamation: Igf::ot::igf sponsorship&exhibit booth for watersmart17 To SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY Award INR17PX00527
Links
- Websitewww.snwa.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/SNWA_H2O1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/thesnwa1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/southernnevadawaterauthority1
- WikipediaSouthern Nevada Water Authority
- WikidataQ7570183
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSouthern Nevada Water Authority photo by Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4
- 5USAspending.govR22AP00648: Bureau of Reclamation
- 6USAspending.gov98T91101: Environmental Protection Agency
- 7USAspending.govR23AP00123: Bureau of Reclamation
- 8USAspending.govL17AC00042: Bureau of Land Management
- 9USAspending.govR22AP00466: Bureau of Reclamation
- 10USAspending.govR23AP00118: Bureau of Reclamation
- 11USAspending.govR22AP00495: Bureau of Reclamation
- 12USAspending.govR23AP00545: Bureau of Reclamation
- 13USAspending.govING14PX00646: U.S. Geological Survey
- 14USAspending.gov140R3019P0055: Bureau of Reclamation
- 15USAspending.gov140R3021P0028: Bureau of Reclamation
- 16USAspending.govINR16PX00592: Bureau of Reclamation
- 17USAspending.govINR17PX00527: Bureau of Reclamation