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Aug. 15, 2008
 Powell pipeline threatens Wasatch Front transportation projects All Utahns should be proud of Utah's designation as the 2008 Best Managed State by the Pew Center on the States. But all Utahns, especially Utah's legislators, should be concerned about a July 18 Utah Division of Water Resources announcement: The Lake Powell pipeline's constantly increasing pri... More
Aug. 11, 2008
Challenge to the water decision: Protestants file appeal Individuals and groups opposed to the plans by Las Vegas to take water from arid rural Nevada and Utah are challenging a recent decision of the Nevada State Engineer that approved huge water transfers to the urban area.
Attorneys representing protestants to and others affected by the State ... More
Aug. 07, 2008
CONSERVATIONISTS WORK TO PROTECT WATER, CULTURAL RESOURCE Conservationists and American Indian tribes have served a 60-day notice to stop state and federal authorities from allowing Las Vegas officials to disrupt – and potentially gravely harm – a culturally and environmentally important creek in rural Nevada.
The coalition is working to block the ... More
Aug. 06, 2008
Does the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) plan to conserve like the Jorandians? The MarketWatch headline reads: "His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan ... Keynote Address at Inaugural WaterSmart ... Conference ... :Brother of King Abdullah II Chairman of Royal Water Committee". So the "watersmart conference" sponsored by the Souther... More
Jul. 31, 2008
LAKE LAS VEGAS: Drainage feared - Owners say water could drain if bypass conduit fails [Can you imagine that Henderson allowed this developer's "lake" to be filled with the city's water in the first place? With summer temps at 105 plus each day, it is a bad choice -- one of many. If it goes no loss -- isn't Lake Mead enough?]
Bankrupt Lake Las Vegas is struggling... More
Jul. 28, 2008
Utah governor opposed to Las Vegas tapping his state's water KXNT Radio reports this morning that Utah Governor Jon Huntsman believes his state's water supply won't used to help Las Vegas expand. Huntsman says he's optimistic the strategy used by his state and the counties will protect the water resources on the west side of Utah, the radio station says.... More
Jul. 27, 2008
Climate change to threaten Nevada water supplies Climate change could come with profound risk to Nevada’s water supplies and at great cost to the state’s economy, a new study asserts.
The report released this week by the National Conference of State Legislatures and Center for Integrative Environmental Research concluded that rising temper... More
Jul. 27, 2008
Tom Wharton: Big water projects are all wet When Mormon pioneers came into the Salt Lake Valley 161 years ago today, they realized the importance of water in one of North America's most arid environments. Without careful management of that precious resource, they would not survive. ...
Those of us who love and treasure the West's wi... More
Jul. 19, 2008
Inflation driving up cost estimate of planned Lake Powell pipeline; In 2005 the project had a $585M price tag, now the tab could exceed $1B The estimated cost of building the Lake Powell pipeline has nearly doubled in three years and could continue to grow.
State officials on Friday say they expect construction of the 174-mile pipeline that would bring water to Washington, Kane and Iron counties would cost at least $1.1 billi... More
Jul. 18, 2008
Growth initiative qualifies for Washoe ballot Washoe County residents will vote in November on requiring development and regional planning to be based on sustainable water resources.
... "We are not surprised that we qualified for the ballot, given the overwhelming support we encountered while gathering signatures," said Pamel... More
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