This plan to drain the desert aquifer to fuel urban sprawl at Las Vegas is getting pretty contentious-
Snake Valley water deal could kill Utahns, state’s top docs warn. Utah Medical Association presses governor to nix the accord with Nevada. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune.
Folks have seen the Austrialian dust […]
Continue Reading →Were the interests of Utah protected in the water deal between Utah and Nevada to pipe underground desert water to Las Vegas?
The Latest on this growing controversy.
Snake Valley water split angers Utahns. Deseret News. By Amy Joi O’Donoghue.
Utah-Nevada water plan draws fire. The proposal would divide water from […]
Southern Nevada Water Authority and supports face residents of eastern Nevada, conservationists, Native Americans-
“Water war” 25 years out, no end in sight to water pipeline fight. By Stephanie Tavares. Las Vegas Sun
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Earlier in this blog (Aug. 8). Nevada’s “water wizard” to ask for vote of confidence in face of opposition to […]
Continue Reading →Critics say it will result in dust storms on Utah’s Wasatch Front-
The plan to drain water out of the desert on Utah/Nevada border and pipe it south to fuel urban sprawl around Las Vegas has been made public.
Proposed Utah, Nevada water accord could clear the way for Snake Valley pipeline. Water sharing […]
Continue Reading →Nevada’s “water wizard” to ask for vote of confidence in face of opposition to more draining the desert-
Southern Nevada Water Authority’s boss, Pat Mulroy, thought by many to be the most powerful woman in the Interior West, says she wants a quick vote from Water Authority members [this is a board, not the public] […]
Continue Reading →So are Utah and Nevada going to team up to dewater Nevada’s Snake Valley, or is there just a bit less environmental destruction now planned?
Utah, Nevada nearing deal on Snake Valley aquifer. Groundwater » Greens fret Vegas project may dry up valley around Great Basin National Park. By Brandon Loomis. The Salt Lake […]
Continue Reading →Putting sun-powered electrical generation in the sunny desert seems like a natural, except deserts are dry-
Desert clash in West over solar potential, water. By Rita Beamish. Associated Press Writer
Continue Reading →Perhaps it’s not a done deal. We will soon see.
Forces set to resist bid for rural water. Snake Valley — and its ranches, tribes and park — has chance of defeating Water Authority request. By Phoebe Sweet. Las Vegas Sun.
Continue Reading →New Climate Report Foresees Big Changes. By Andrew C. Revkin. New York Times. Published: May 28, 2008
The southwestern states, in particular, will see big decreases in river flows. That means places like Phoenix, AZ and Las Vegas, NV will become even more unsustainable.
Here is a link to the final report (60mb […]
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