 Earlier this year, Station Casinos made the decision to create a large and impressive water feature at its brand new casino, the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, in Las Vegas. However, Clark County conservation rules required that Station Casinos offset the water use for the feature in another location. Refusing to do the minimum, Station converted more than 125,000 square feet of turf into water-smart landscaping at the site of its Santa Fe property. The new landscaping means that Station will help to save nearly six million gallons of water every year. This far exceeds the amount of water that the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa's water feature will use. Doug Bennett, conservation manager at the Southern Nevada Water Authority said, "Station Casinos has created a stunning landscape at Santa Fe Station that's also water efficient…Their efforts show that Southern Nevada's businesses are serious about being water smart." Perhaps the most stunning part of the conversion is the garden area between the parking garage and the casino itself. There are hundreds of plants and trees that will blossom throughout the year, as well as a collection of park benches and a walking path. The changes help to combat the false belief that hotels and casinos in the area are using too much water. In fact, resorts only use about 3% of the valley's total water supply. Any water used within hotels rooms has been reclaimed from water saving facilities, so the truth of the situation is that water use indoors has virtually no affect on water supply. All hotels and casinos in the area are even required to take part in water-efficiency plans. Join Hollywood Poker to play online poker with celebrities
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