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Jan. 22, 2010
 Utah's Governor Herbert will order NV-UT Snake Valley Agreement Signing - Contact the Governor At his monthly KUER press conference, Gov Herbert said he would order the agreement to be signed.
The agreement is largely panned in rural Utah and eastern Nevada because it basically agrees to allowing Las Vegas water authorities to pump 35,000 acre-feet per year out of the aquifer which la... More
Jan. 22, 2010
SNWA loses $628,000 in 2009 on its $80 million ranches in Spring Valley SNWA cornered the ranch market in eastern Nevada's Spring Valley by purchasing large ranches four years ago. The reason? --To drain the ranches of their water to fill SNWA's proposed 300 mile long pipeline to Las Vegas.
At the time, SNWA's chief said that it was worth paying $80 million to... More
Jan. 20, 2010
Snake Valley aquifer battle is worth fighting The Snake Valley aquifer feels far away from the Tooele Valley. After all, we’re talking about an unseen body of water deep below the earth’s surface in an area along the Utah-Nevada border where few people live anyway.
Ranchers and farmers are the most frequently cited victims of a plan to ... More
Jan. 19, 2010
"virtually Impossible" for groundwater monitoring to protect Snake Valley (or anywhere else) [- Dr. John D. Bredehoeft]
The Southern Nevada Water Authority proposes pumping groundwater from five desert basins in the Great Basin, including Snake Valley on the Nevada-Utah border, and piping the water south to Las Vegas. Under the proposed water-sharing agreement for Snake Valley, a m... More
Jan. 18, 2010
Salt Lake City Mayor seeks changes to NV-UT Groundwater Agreement Governor Herbert received a letter from Salt Lake City Mayor, Peter Carroon, requesting significant changes to the proposed agreement.
The Mayor supported the changes sought by Millard County Commission, but also asked for 3 additional changes:
1. Better documentation of actual water re... More
Jan. 13, 2010
WHISKEY’S FOR DRINKING AT CBS: Mulroy discusses "Water Shortages" Emily Green's "Chance of Rain" warns us that Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting. Don't miss it. Here's an excerpt:
" ... Those who don’t buy that serving unfettered development in the Mojave Desert qualifies [SNWA chief Pat Mulroy] as a conservationist may need ... More
Jan. 13, 2010
Desert mirage -- Powell pipeline is an impractical idea [Salt Lake Tribune] Washington County residents are worried about plans for a pipeline to bring water to Utah's Dixie from Lake Powell. They should be.
At a public discussion sponsored by Dixie State College's President's Colleagues, some residents said they are concerned about the ever-growing price tag for th... More
Jan. 11, 2010
Don't sign, governor -- Snake Valley water pact needs work [Salt Lake Tribune] Gov. Gary Herbert apparently has decided to sign off on the proposed Snake Valley water agreement with Nevada. We join the Utah Medical Association, officials of Salt Lake and Millard counties, and members of the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council in urging him not to do it.
Though the ag... More
Jan. 07, 2010
Counties oppose NV/UT agreement Millard and Juab Counties have protested the agreement to Utah Governor Herbert. They write that they cannot accept the agreement until it is amended to include:
• an interstate division based on the entire Greater Salt Lake flow system not just Snake Valley
• a division of water tied to... More
Jan. 06, 2010
When will Las Vegas run out of water? A better question is when will the people who manage Las Vegas change their sprawl at any cost mantra and realize that the desert doesn't and will not ever be able to sustain the wasteful landscape and irrigation practices of the big time developers? Soon we hope.
Las Vegas isn't really goi... More
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