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Dec. 08, 2008
 Utah: "... you just can't have our water ..." Ongoing talks about a proposal to drain water from Snake Valley in Utah's west desert to feed Las Vegas growth are taking into account environmental concerns along the state line, but not necessarily air quality on the Wasatch Front.
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But worries that a groundwater drawdown would kill the ... More
Dec. 08, 2008
SL Tribune: "Ignoring scientific evidence of looming catastrophes doesn't make the danger go away." For years the Bush administration pretty much ignored scientists' warnings about climate change, including its effects on the arid West. Keeping its head in the sand, the Bush Interior Department in its final days would like to suppress scientific evidence about the likely effects of an ill-con... More
Dec. 06, 2008
Colorado River: "Clearly we're on a collision course between supply and demand," said Brad Udall, U. Colorado. ... Seven Western states will face more water shortages in the years ahead as climate change exacerbates the strains drought and a growing population have put on the Colorado River, scientists say.
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"The current usage is simply not sustainable"
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One of the best approaches w... More
Dec. 05, 2008
Lk. Powell Pipeline? Fugetaboutit! Economic downturn raises questions about pipeline ... The current financial crisis and recession should be considered. There are many reasons we are less likely to see continued growth at previous levels. . . .
While we still show a lower unemployment rate than the national average, the increase in unemployed has been far greater in Washin... More
Dec. 05, 2008
GEOFF SCHUMACHER: "Flush the system" George Knapp, the veteran investigative reporter for KLAS-TV, Channel 8, turned the hose on the Southern Nevada Water Authority last week.
Knapp exposed some profligate spending habits at the water authority, which apparently is overflowing with cash for everything from sprawling cattle ranc... More
Dec. 02, 2008
SNAKE VALLEY WATER HEARING SET - Opponents of Pumping Plan Say Order Ignores Air Quality Concerns Hearings to determine how much water Nevada intends to pump from the Snake Valley that straddles the Utah/Nevada border will be held in Carson City from late next September through October.
Nevada State Engineer Tracy Taylor set the schedule and ruled on the issues that will be argued in hea... More
Nov. 29, 2008
Utah's Lk Powell Pipeline proposal "risky" -- The Navajo Nation could claim up to 100,000 acre-feet of water in Utah and up to 800,000 acre-feet in total. That prospect should have an impact on planning for the Lake Powell Pipeline, McCool said. "Navajo claims make it even more risky."... More
Nov. 28, 2008
Protect Our Water ... LETTER TO U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY KEMPTHORNE We are writing to express our strong desire that Interior Department agencies which filed formal protests against the groundwater applications of the Southern Nevada Water Authority in the Snake Valley of Utah and Nevada be authorized to continue those protests through to the conclusion of the ... More
Nov. 28, 2008
More Deception? SNWA's pipeline proposal EIS drops Coyote Springs from study Despite the fact that SNWA committed to the developer Harvey Whitemore to carry "his" water in "their" pipeline, the SNWA folks have dropped it from the Draft EIS which has been in the works for a couple of years. Interesting that the Coyote Springs Development is still on ... More
Nov. 28, 2008
Las Vegas water use declines; so does population -- maybe Water consumption around Las Vegas is down nearly 4 percent through the first 10 months of this year compared to last year ...
Through October, the water district has sold roughly 4 billion gallons less water than it had by the same time last year. It is the largest such year-to-year decline... More
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