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Nov. 04, 2009
 Utah Council: Put water talks with Nevada over Snake Valley on hold Members of the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council are poised to ask Gov. Gary Herbert to suspend negotiations with Nevada over a controversial water-sharing agreement that proposes to split the water in the valley that borders the two states.
"That is something we are considering,&qu... More
Oct. 31, 2009
Don't gamble with Utah's water : Salt Lake Tribune Consider this scenario. Las Vegas, which is powerful thirsty, covets its neighbors' water. It yearns to pump huge gulps of ground water from beneath rural basins to the north and pipe it to Sin City. The locals who live in the rural basins cry foul, claiming that there is no surplus water in th... More
Oct. 29, 2009
Nevada judge throws roadblock into Snake Valley deal A Nevada judge's sternly worded ruling blasting a water giveaway as "arbitrary" with "oppressive" consequences has tossed a huge roadblock in the way of a controversial pipeline opposed by Utah ranchers and farmers.
The ruling by Judge Norman Robinson of Nevada's 7th Judi... More
Oct. 28, 2009
LAS VEGAS LOSES WATER RIGHTS TO KEY VALLEYS [A Chance of Rain by Emily Green] IN A phenomenal reversal for Las Vegas in its 20-year quest for water from the Great Basin Aquifer, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has been stripped of rights to 18,755 acre feet of water a year, or enough for more than 37,000 homes, which it had been allocated in three key basins.
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Oct. 28, 2009
Court Overturns State Engineer’s Decision to Grant Southern Nevada Water Authority Water Rights Applications in Rural Eastern Nevada Valleys Pioche, Nev. -- Last week, the Seventh Judicial District Court in Pioche, Nevada issued a strong, critical reversal of the State Engineer’s ruling on the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s water rights applications in Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar Valleys in rural eastern Nevada.
In July 2008... More
Oct. 28, 2009
Nevada ruling could burst Las Vegas pumping plan Snake Valley » Judge blisters official's decision favoring Vegas. A blunt Nevada court ruling that could reverberate in Utah accuses the Silver State's top water official of making up data when he granted Las Vegas the right to pipe groundwater from a geographical basin that includes Snake Valley.
Judge Norman Robinson of Nevada's 7th Judicial District in ... More
Oct. 27, 2009
Judge Rules in Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar Appeal: State Engineer "arbitrary" and his ruling is "vacated" In a powerful ruling Judge Robison agreed with White Pine County, Ranchers, existing water rights holders, and the Great Basin Water Network. The following is a quote from the Robison decision taking to task the State Engineer's (SE) decision which granted groundwater rights to the Southern Ne... More
Oct. 23, 2009
Salt Lake Tribune: Pipelines to Desert for Pumping are Bad Idea and should be scrapped. The SL Tribune recognizes what everyone knows but no one says, namely the reason Utah accepted a bad deal for Snake Valley (giving SNWA 36,000 acre-feet of Snake Valley groundwater piped to Las Vegas) is because Utah wants a Lake Powell pipeline for its own sprawl in St. George. The solution: ... More
Oct. 20, 2009
Pumping and treating water in S. Nevada annually uses enough electricity to power the entire valley several times over. [Las Vegas Sun] ... Energy experts across the country are starting to look at just how the nation’s water supply systems affect electricity consumption, the strain they put on grids and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that come from the treatment and transporting of water. It was one o... More
Oct. 19, 2009
SNWA pays $4,000,000 to Cave Valley Ranch to drop lawsuit, gain easement on 1500 acres The LVRJ reports that SNWA still has plenty of cash to drop to silence its critics and gradually tie up private land in rural counties where is plans to take billions of gallons of water to fuel sprawl housing developments in Las Vegas and elsewhere. Henry Brean reported:
"Las Vegas w... More
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