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Jun. 15, 2009
 KLAS: Falling Lk Mead Water Levels Pinned to agreement signed by Mulroy (See Video at link below) "The agreement was reached two years ago in response to conditions in 2005 that saw Lake Powell nearly evaporate. The pact was supposed to equalize water levels at the lakes but it sure hasn't worked out that way this year. "Lake Mead seems to be the one to b... More
Jun. 11, 2009
Lake Mead falls while Lake Powell rises -- Lk Mead drop planned by negotiators Reporter George Knapp in Las Vegas City Life points out that SNWA chief, Pat Mulroy, seems to have pegged the elevation of Lake Mead to whether or not the multi-billion dollar pipeline to the eastern Nevada desert will be built. But he points out that by agreement -- an agreement that Ms. Mulr... More
Jun. 05, 2009
SNWA: Desperate for $ now that "hook up" fees have dried up In his Aguanomics blog, economist David Zetland isn't impressed with SNWA trying to get a federal loan guarantee to cover its massive cost for $8 billion in water 'projects'. Yes, that's billion with a 'b'. Indeed he writes that SNWA's management is seriously lacking. Here's an excerpt:
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Jun. 05, 2009
In the Las Vegas Sun: Launce Rake asks, "Will Lake Las Vegas be a ghost town?" It was a symbol of Las Vegas largesse during the good times.
Now it's an emblem of recession blues.
With a manmade lake in the desert, an Italian-style village beyond the suburban sprawl and neighborhoods fit for diva Celine Dion, the Lake Las Vegas resort development flouted good sense ... More
Jun. 04, 2009
Scientist: "What about conservation? SNWA could do much better ..." In his blog "WaterWired", scientist Michael E. 'Aquadoc' Campana, chastises the SNWA's conservation record and goals as well as its catering to sprawl growth which largely fueled its bloated budget. He writes in part:
"... SNWA's conservation goal was 199 gallons per capita p... More
May. 31, 2009
SNWA blames Decline in Lk Mead as 'trigger' for water grab In a turnabout from claims of the past several years, the SNWA chief has again proclaimed in a LV Review Journal article that the pipeline will be built if Lk Mead levels fall to a particular elevation of 1075 feet. The target elevation is now called a "trigger" for building the pip... More
May. 30, 2009
Oral Arguments Monday, June 1 before Nevada Supreme Court on NV Engineer denying protestants in Spring Valley water rights hearing Referred to as the water protestants "due process" case, arguments for and against the NV State Engineer's dismissal of dozens of protestants from the Spring Valley water hearing will be heard by the entire Nevada Supreme Court on Monday, June 1, at 10:30 AM. The case is Great Basin... More
May. 30, 2009
Emily Green Blog: NEVADA SUPREME COURT TO JUDGE STATE ENGINEER ASK any of the rural Nevadans who stand to lose their water to Las Vegas and its proposed 300-mile pipeline into central Nevada if the proceedings were fair, and they will laugh at your naivete.
For them, Las Vegas gamed ...... More
May. 29, 2009
NV State Engineer to "crack down" on Water Well owners in Las Vegas Valley [Now if they'd just try to solve the massive overuse of water from the privileged few within SNWA's service area -- some of whom are using 50 acre-feet per year of the agency supplied water, sigh!]
The Las Vegas Sun reports:
" ... The Nevada Water Resources Division says more than 5... More
May. 28, 2009
Are "unusual" dust storms becoming the norm in the west? The LA Times reports: "Spring dust storms have left the snowcapped mountains of western Colorado tinged pink.
An unusually high number of the storms has left a film of dust on the Rocky Mountain snowpack, causing it to melt earlier and forcing farmers to adjust. This could be the new norm... More
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