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Apr. 17, 2008
 Question: Just how much money does the Southern Nevada Water Authority have in the Bank? (Excepted from George Knapp's Column, "The Knappster", in the Las Vegas City Life from April 17, 2008).
... My pal Jon Ralston wrote last Sunday about the dire prospects of another round of budget cuts. Allow me to once again suggest a temporary fix that has not been considered b... More
Apr. 12, 2008
One more chance for water conservation! Clark County Commission to consider new water rates Because the Las Vegas Valley Water District failed to properly inform the public that the district board – the Clark County Commission – would be voting on new water rates at a February meeting, the commission is going to do it over again this Tuesday, April 15.
Conservation groups including... More
Apr. 08, 2008
Water: The more you use, the more you’ll have to pay In a region increasingly plagued by drought and water shortages, conserving water has become not only a virtue but the standard.
How to get Clark County water users to live up to that standard isn’t entirely clear.
That’s why in addition to mandatory watering days, ordinances banning fron... More
Apr. 08, 2008
Reservoir deal seen for water authority (Sacramento) Illustrating the growing anxiety over water across the West, the Metropolitan Water District today is expected to enter into a novel tri-state agreement to build a small reservoir in the Imperial Valley that could stretch supplies for Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego.
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Apr. 08, 2008
Pipeline or nothing! (Las Vegas City Life)
... In case the Sun hasn't been told, cost is no longer an issue for the authority. The $1 billion dollar pipeline project is now a $3.5 billion pipeline project, and could go as high as $12 billion to $20 billion by the time it's done. It doesn't matter, Mulroy said o... More
Apr. 04, 2008
Aquifer is drying up in Borrego Springs For the first time, desert town sees its water won't last forever. (Note: Las Vegas lost its name sake "meadows" and springs to pumping 60 years ago...)
The desert oasis of Borrego Springs has long seemed immune to Southern California's periodic water shortages, thanks to an aq... More
Apr. 01, 2008
Harvey Doesn't Fool Us Developer Harvey Whittemore wants to pump rural Nevada water to a huge, $30 billion development he’s building about 50 miles north of Las Vegas.
Have we not learned the lessons of Owens Valley? The impacts will not be "conservative" as Nevada's most agressive developer claims. Read ... More
Mar. 29, 2008
Cowboy dreamin' with the water queen ... Who doesn't yearn to be a real cowboy? My generation grew up on westerns. ... It looks like some folks at the Southern Nevada Water Authority must have watched the same programs, but they appear to be taking this cowboy daydream a bit too far. From the looks of things, this posse is a lot ... More
Mar. 29, 2008
Utah: Epicenter for rising temps Report shows increase in the Colorado River Basin more than twice the global average. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Death Valley-like daytime highs and hot nights in Utah and the West last summer reinforced the Southwest's status as ground zero for deadly global climate disruption, a new report say... More
Mar. 24, 2008
Water authority goes with Virgin River flow (Las Vegas; LV RJ) Under a sweeping agreement signed in December by the seven Colorado River states, water managers in Las Vegas won the right to tap the Virgin River without having to build even an inch of new pipeline.
Now the Southern Nevada Water Authority is moving to secure as such of ... More
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