
Oct. 08, 2008 CALIFORNIA FACES ITS MOST CRITICAL WATER CHALLENGE. The Maxims News headline dazzles because California is home to more than 35 million people, but Nevada faces water shortfalls even more extreme than California. Read on, but keep in mind that Las Vegas is seeking groundwater from a region that is extremely dry -- one of the driest of desert ar... More
Sep. 25, 2008 "There's no money drought at the SNWA" [Knappster] . . . In the paper Tuesday morning, I read that the state of Nevada is so strapped for cash it is going to close two prison facilities. The director says he has no choice but to shut down conservation camps in rural Nevada because he needs to chop another $3 million out of his already-gutte... More
Sep. 23, 2008 Proposed Utah Lk. Powell pumping plan bill calls for huge federal subsidy Utah's Senator Bennett 2008 federal land sales bill will provide a direct subsidy from all federal taxpayers; as written currently - land sales will be used to pay to build a pipeline to support private developers and explosive growth in southern Utah.
"Senator Bennett is attempting t... More
Sep. 18, 2008 Water grab could dirty Salt Lake air -- Dust with toxic elements might be stirred up If Nevada wins a water war with Utah along the border they share, Utah officials and environmental groups contend it will add to an already bad air-pollution problem along the Wasatch Front.
Snake Valley Citizens Alliance's Terry Marasco on Wednesday told the Utah State Legislature's Natural... More
Sep. 15, 2008 SNWA seeks "climate" expert -- for $100K per year; "The Water Authority is looking for a new point person on climate change, a senior policy analyst ... climate-change expert" to "monitor the latest research on global warming as well as the latest methods of fighting and mitigating it, and analyze what effect it will have on Sout... More
Sep. 11, 2008 AGRICULTURAL WATER SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN WINNEMUCCA Bringing water users together to talk about the future of Nevada’s water is the purpose of the Agricultural Water Summit that will be held Nov. 14 in Winnemucca.
“Nevada’s agricultural producers and other water users are concerned about the potential ramifications of interbasin water transf... More
Sep. 11, 2008 "Residents should get a chance to vote on the proposed Lake Powell pipeline": Future of water project unclear (St George) Residents of the area generally oppose a now $1.1 billion, 158-mile energy-consuming pipeline from Lake Powell to Utah towns along I-15. And why not? The pipeline threatens the lifestyles of thousands of people who like the more rural atmosphere towns in Kane, Washington, and Iron counties. ... More
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