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Jun. 29, 2008
 ‘Owens Valley is the model of what to expect’: QUENCHING LAS VEGAS’ THIRST: PART 5 "As Las Vegas policymakers eye the water beneath Nevada, a scientific debate erupts over the possible effects ...
As [groundwater expert Dr. Bredehoeft] explains it, there is no water to spare for Las Vegas without disrupting the equilibrium between water flowing in from snowmelt and... More
Jun. 23, 2008
Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out: The failure to connect land-use and water planning may have far-reaching and increasingly unacceptable consequences A recent issue of National Geographic featured a compelling story on the double-barreled threat facing western states: rapid population growth and climate change. "The American West was won by water management," proclaims the article. "What happens when there's no water left to m... More
Jun. 23, 2008
Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to destroy a way of life [You-Tube Video on the Water Grab]
Continuing on yesterday's video binge here is a great video about plans of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to suck up water from fragile parts of Nevada and pipe it to Las Vegas. The video looks at some of the impacts on areas of rural Nevada. It doesn'... More
Jun. 22, 2008
The water authority has money! ... (Las Vegas City Life by George Knapp [excerpt])
Maybe no one has the guts to take on the fearsome Pat Mulroy and her strong supporters in the gaming and development industries. (State Sen. Bob Beers is the notable exception. He's been lobbing artillery shells at the water grab for months... More
Jun. 22, 2008
NOT THIS WATER -- QUENCHING LAS VEGAS’ THIRST: PART 4 In a bid to save his family’s livelihood after Las Vegas laid the groundwork for a water pipeline that could reduce his land to dust, a White Pine County rancher joins forces with Utah (By Emily Green, Las Vegas Sun)... More
Jun. 20, 2008
Stakes will be high when state engineer hears SNWA request for Snake Valley water rights The stakes are high in the view of many Snake Valley ranchers as fights over water are as old as sagebrush in the West. A major portion of the Eastern Nevada water rights sought by the Southern Nevada Water Authority will be considered at a hearing beginning next month. (Ely Times, by John Ples... More
Jun. 20, 2008
Native American group opposes water project The National Congress of American Indians has approved a resolution opposing a controversial project to pump water from western Utah and eastern Nevada deserts to Las Vegas. (Deseret News, by Dennis Romboy)
The congress, comprised of Native American tribes nationwide, contends the plan would... More
Jun. 19, 2008
COYOTE SPRINGS: Expensive commuting not holding the charm; Gas price spike could bode ill for outlying place Two years ago, at a news conference in the middle of one of Nevada’s loneliest stretches of desert 60 miles northeast of Las Vegas, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and developer Harvey Whittemore heralded the “birth of a city” — Coyote Springs, 43,000 acres of desert with water rights that over 40 years w... More
Jun. 19, 2008
Nevada official, Pat Mulroy, warns that Utah's pick lacks expertise; Is pipeline agency up to water study management task? A powerful Western water official says the federal agency Utah has chosen to manage environmental studies for the Lake Powell Pipeline project isn't up to the job and could worsen Colorado River shortages.
In a letter sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Southern Nevada Wat... More
Jun. 18, 2008
Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out: The failure to connect land-use and water planning may have far-reaching and increasingly unacceptable consequences. A recent issue of National Geographic featured a compelling story on the double-barreled threat facing western states: rapid population growth and climate change. "The American West was won by water management," proclaims the article. "What happens when there's no water left to m... More
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