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Mar. 30, 2009
 KSL TV EDITORIAL on the Water Grab: "not a drop ..." It is impossible to ignore the concerns expressed recently by a coalition of scientists about a proposed plan to pipe precious water from aquifers along the Utah-Nevada border to Las Vegas.
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They concluded the controversial project would almost certainly "adversely impact rural l... More
Mar. 30, 2009
Dr. Peter H. Gleick: “Water use and energy use are closely linked..." In his testimony on the Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009, Pacific Institute President Dr. Peter H. Gleick said: “Water use and energy use are closely linked: Energy production uses and pollutes water; water use requires significant amounts of energy. Moreover, the reality of climate cha... More
Mar. 25, 2009
Potential legislation in Nevada concerning interbasin transfers Here's a brief rundown of bill draft requests (not yet assigned bill numbers) to:
• study of the economic impact of water mportation projects and development of a "sensible" statewide water strategy.
• require the completion of an inventory of an entire water basin before consid... More
Mar. 25, 2009
Coalition seeks to block Las Vegas 'water grab' from rural valleys in Nevada A coalition including ranchers, farmers and conservationists is turning up the volume on efforts to block a plan to pipe billions of gallons of groundwater a year from the northeast part of Nevada to Las Vegas.
State Engineer Tracy Taylor relied on bad data and flawed reasoning in deciding l... More
Mar. 25, 2009
Removing the salt from briny water is becoming more affordable ... A new market analysis by Lux Research forecasts that the global desalinated water supply will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent during the next decade as Australia, Israel, Singapore, California and others build desalinization plants for seawater and inland brackish water... More
Mar. 24, 2009
KSL.COM: "Scientists warn against sending water to Las Vegas" A coalition of 147 scientists is calling on the governors of Utah and Nevada to pull the plug on a massive transfer of water to Las Vegas.
They're warning of an environmental disaster similar to an infamous case involving Los Angeles, and critics say it will affect everyone who breathes in t... More
Mar. 18, 2009
Scientists and Doctors Express Concern to Utah and Nevada Governors Huntsman and Gibbons the about Impacts of a Massive Groundwater Mining Project in Utah & Nevada On March 18, 2009 Governors Jon Huntsman (UT) and Jim Gibbons (NV) received a letter from leading scientists stating: “A comprehensive evaluation of the Southern Nevada Water Project would almost certainly conclude that the project will adversely impact rural livelihoods, substantially lower g... More
Mar. 17, 2009
Aguanomics: Las Vegas...needs to raise prices and improve operating efficiency -- "Vegas Hits the Wall...not because of water shortages but because of the real estate crash that has resulted in a 37 percent drop in home prices in the past year. ...
Once [houses] are connected they pay VERY VERY little (an average of $21/month) for water, which may be why Pat Mulroy ... More
Mar. 17, 2009
Appeal Filed in NV Water Engineer's decision in Cave, Delamar, and Dry Lake Valleys (March 16, 2009) Protestants of the groundwater export decision for 3 desert valleys in White Pine and Lincoln Counties filed their brief in District Court in Pioche, NV today.
In 2008 the SE approved 19,000 acre-feet of water of the 34,000 acre-feet applied for the Southern Nevada Water A... More
Mar. 16, 2009
Lake Powell Pipeline cost will be much higher ... It constantly amazes me how much misinformation is being printed about all phases of the proposed pipeline. The last quoted cost in 2008 dollars was $1.064 billion, not including financing, as misquoted by the editor in his article. If the price remains $1.064 billion in 2015 dollars (that... More
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