Cities and economic development organizations could start saying no to incoming businesses seeking tax abatements and grants if they consume too much water and won’t bring enough economic benefits to Southern Nevada. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is nearly finished developing its new “water investment tool,” which ranks businesses on a scale from one to five based on how much water they would annually consume. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance partnered with the water authority to develop the ranking system over the last year and a half.