John Entsminger, senior deputy general manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, speaks about the drought crisis in the Western U.S., during a press conference, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, in Las Vegas. Sen. Cortez Masto and the Southern Nevada Water Authority called on the administration to deliver a detailed, timely plan to disburse the $4 billion in drought funding that Cortez Masto secured in the Inflation Reduction Act. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye