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Clark County planners say county must absorb 200,000 more people by 2045 while adding climate steps that affect water quality
Summary
Clark County planners told a Clean Water Commission symposium that the county is planning for roughly 720,000 residents by 2045 (about 200,000 more than today) and must incorporate new state-mandated climate resilience and greenhouse-gas reduction policies that intersect with nonpoint source pollution and stormwater management.
Jenna Kaye, a long-range land-use planner for Clark County, told the Clean Water Commission symposium that the county—s current population estimate is "about 540,000 people" and that planning for 2025—2045 targets roughly 720,000 residents. She said state law requires coordinated comprehensive planning and that recent legislative changes make climate resilience and greenhouse-gas reduction mandatory parts of the county—s next plan.
Kaye summarized the county—s multi-phase…
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