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Mar. 24, 2008
 I-Team: Crossfire -- Water, Power, and Politics Eyewitness News I-Team worked on a television special titled "Crossfire: Water, Power, and Politics." This was an in-depth examination of how Las Vegas growth is going to affect vast areas of the American Southwest. Rural Nevada is facing two dramatic challenges, both of which are dir... More
Mar. 21, 2008
KLAS Examines Water Grab, Saturday, March 22 at 9 p.m. KLAS-TV, Channel 8 in Las Vegs will present "Crossfire: Water, Power, and Politics." from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 22 It will also air on Las Vegas One, Channel 19, at 2:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 23.
This is an in-depth examination of how Las Vegas g... More
Mar. 18, 2008
Opposition building to Lk Powell Pipeline to St. George; Southern Utah activist calls for change ST. GEORGE — For the first time in years, voters in Utah's Dixie could have a real race on their hands for a seat on the three-member Washington County Commission.
A political newcomer, Democrat Lin Alder, who recently stepped down as executive director of Citizens for Dixie's Future, is cha... More
Mar. 16, 2008
Washington County Utah continues to debate a pipeline from Lk. Powell to St. George, UT (PATRICE ST. GERMAIN; patrices@thespectrum.com) HURRICANE, UT - Following a crooked path from Sand Hollow Reservoir to the Kanab Creek, a helicopter travels along the proposed route for the Lake Powell Pipeline.
Stretching for 120 miles, the pipeline, if built, will bring 100,000 acre feet... More
Mar. 12, 2008
Federal agency not fighting Nevada developer's water plan CARSON CITY (AP) - The federal government has dropped its opposition to a bid by wealthy Reno businessman and powerbroker Harvey Whittemore to get rural Nevada water for a huge development he's building about 50 miles north of Las Vegas.
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Tuffy Ranch Properties filed about 50 applicati... More
Mar. 03, 2008
Forecast Earth: Lake Mead dry by 2021? Southwest climate is drying out... Forecast Earth (the Weather Channel) takes a look at the new study which says that without changes in management of water releases from the reservoirs on the Colorado River (Lakes Mead and Powell), Lake Mead could be dry by 2021. Have we already reached and surpassed a sustainable population i... More
Feb. 29, 2008
Measuring groundwater in Nevada is part science, part art -- and plenty controversial DRY RUN (by Andrew Kiraly)
Measuring groundwater in Nevada is part science, part art -- and plenty controversial
Forget labcoats and clipboards and computers. Back in the day, a hydrologist's best tools were a sturdy pickup truck and a good eye for plants. That's what scientists of the Un... More
Feb. 29, 2008
Requiem for a River -- by Tim Folger (OnEarth) -- More than 80 years ago, seven western states hammered out a pact dividing up the water in the Colorado River. Agriculture was king and Las Vegas just a railroad watering stop in the middle of nowhere. Today, after an eight-year drought, the river is in crisis. Tim Folger traveled from its snow-... More
Feb. 24, 2008
Gov. Gibbons’ Comments on Proposed Pipeline Welcomed by Citizens Groups, Conservationists For Immediate Release--
Conservationists and others concerned about the probable impact of proposed water transfers from rural Nevada to urban Las Vegas are thanking Gov. Jim Gibbons for his public disavowal of the controversial scheme.
“His comments are not just welcome, they could very we... More
Feb. 20, 2008
Las Vegas Water District raises rates on small and large water users The LV Valley Water District doesn't seem to get it. The idea is to raise the rates of the biggest water users; instead the Clark Co. Commission raised rates on users of less than 5,000 gallons of water per month, too.
(Las Vegas Review-Journal; Henry Brean) FOUR TIERS: Rates rise in Apri... More
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