The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico–not the destination of gambling, debauchery and Wayne Newton fans in southern Nevada, but a community of 13,000 in northcentral New Mexico–is struggling to manage its water supply as sources of fresh water literally dry up, the Associated Press reports.  It recently announced it has less than 30 days’ supply of fresh water available due to various conditions related to climate change.

The county seat of San Miguel County, Las Vegas is like many communities in New Mexico that gets a significant portion of their fresh water from the Colorado River basin, which is in crisis due to a drought and serious strains put on it by allotments made by a regional compact.

The US Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the nation’s natural resources, announced last week that the recipients of the Colorado River water will have significant cuts to the allocations, and other water resources are being directed to Lake Powell, where the Glen Canyon Dam hydroelectric generator, which produces 4,700 gigawatt-hours of electricity for the region. 

This leaves residents of Las Vegas with just 22 gallons of water per day for personal use–from drinking to cooking to laundry to hygiene–while the average daily use in the United States is double that.

On top of the drought and water allocation issues, the area around Las Vegas has also been under threat by wildfires–at least one of which was sparked by a “controlled burn” of underbrush to prevent wildfires that got out of control–requiring the use of the available supply of water.

In central New Mexico, the city of Albuquerque is also facing major concerns about its water supply:  For the first times in modern history, the portion of Rio Grande River that runs through the city has dried up, denying the city a significant portion of its fresh water supply.