Lake Mead is one of the largest artificial lakes of the Unites States. It is formed by the Hoover dam, which dams the Colorado river at a few kilometres from Las Vegas.
The project completed by Webuild (previously Salini Impregilo) involved the construction of a system for collecting and transporting the waters of Lake Mead, in order to increase the supply of water, approximately 4.5 million cubic metres per day, for drinking and domestic use in the urban area of Las Vegas.
The intake n.3 is assisting in combatting the ongoing drought in the Colorado River Basin, by guaranteeing the supply of fresh drinking water to nearly 2 million residents in the surrounding area.
