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Jul. 10, 2009

SNWA spends $3.5 million on outside law firms in one year to push the rural water grab

KLAS-Channel 8 (Las Vegas) I-Team Report: Water Authority Spends Millions on Lobbying, Attorneys Public records laws were used to trace how much money is being spent by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and where it's going. The investigation has taken a long time to get an overall pictur...  More

Jul. 10, 2009

Video Report: SNWA SPENDS $3.5 MILLION ON OUTSIDE LAW FIRMS IN ONE YEAR TO PUSH THE RURAL WATER GRAB

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Jul. 08, 2009

Rural residents fight Vegas over Water Transfer

A guest post by Leanndra Copeland and Maura Bradbury* Seemingly perpetual Western water contentions arose again in Snake Valley, which straddles the border of Nevada and Utah. Snake Valley runs in a north/south orientation and contains the towns of Baker, Garrison, Eskdale, Callao, and a few...  More

Jul. 07, 2009

California: LA representatives want 20% reduction in urban water use by 2020

The news brief appears below, but what if we had such a measure take effect in Nevada? Well for the greater Las Vegas area they'd be saving 60,000 acre-feet of water annually and extend the existing supply easily 20 more years into the future. Yet, even that savings could be increased by 20,0...  More

Jul. 05, 2009

Quote without comment

“It would be a relatively simple matter to direct Walker River water to the existing aqueduct system serving the greater Los Angeles area, which could be traded for better right on the Colorado River for Las Vegas.”: Nevada Department of Agriculture Director Tony Lesperance [Posted on Emily...  More

Jun. 29, 2009

Requirements on Interbasin Transfers take effect

AB416 (Nevada Assembly Bill ) requires research on water resources in arid Nevada before water is piped from one location to another. Water basin transfers are a key element of the Southern Nevada Water Authority's plans to bolster the water supply for Las Vegas. The authority is working on an ...  More

Jun. 27, 2009

Snake Valley Festival, July 24-26, to include fundraiser for Great Basin Water Network

Celebrate our past and protect our future at the 2009 “Snake Valley Festival.” Featured will be a fundraiser for the Great Basin Water Network. Tax-deductible sponsorships and auction items for this event are now being solicited. Drop-offs will be accepted at all businesses in Baker. Drop-o...  More

Jun. 26, 2009

Water vampires

I have appreciated CityLife's effort to closely examine the workings, finances and frequent hypocrisies of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and its sister agency, the Las Vegas Valley Water District ["Springs Preserve: the monorail all over again," Knappster, June 18.]. While purpo...  More

Jun. 23, 2009

Emily Green: PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS WASHINGTON WATER LOBBYIST

Powerful Washington DC Lobbyist, Marcus Faust, has lucrative contracts with numerous publicly funded agencies -- like the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Lobbying the powerful by the powerful seems to be the way to keep the public at bay. Get Emily's take at her blog....  More

Jun. 16, 2009

Artificial Lakes: A private benefit everyone in Las Vegas pays for

SNWA representatives argue that the numerous "lakes" filled with potable water pumped more than 1000 vertical feet from Lake Mead and treated to potable standards is a good thing to "preserve" private property values. The reality is just a bit different for the other 2 mill...  More

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Demands for water in the Desert Southwest - not sustainable. Desert areas of the southwestern U.S. face uns...  Continue