I recently spent a week on business at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Scanning through the channels on the TV, I noted advertising for four local golf courses, one of which appears to be the property of the hotel. The pictures of these courses showed lush greenery and much water in the form of ponds, streams and fountains.

Frankly, I was offended by the ridiculous expenditure of a scarce resource in a desert. I have seen pictures of desert courses in Arizona with judicious use of water on only necessary portions of the courses. The draining of water from a fragile ecosystem such as Snake Valley to support profligate use such as shown in Las Vegas is patently ridiculous. Las Vegas should be required to provide a plan to conserve water before robbing other areas.

Ivan C. Swenson

Brigham City