Southern Nevada Water Authority

October 28, 2009--Vegas water agency vows fight for groundwater plan (Denver Post)

Southern Nevada water administrators plan to challenge a judge's ruling that blocks a multibillion-dollar plan to tap groundwater from a vast swath of eastern Nevada and pipe it to Las Vegas, an authority official said Wednesday. "It is our intention to appeal," Southern Nevada Water Authority spokesman Scott Huntley said.

October 5, 2009--Silenced springs? (High Country News)

Springs in Snake Valley face a new threat: the Southern Nevada Water Authority's controversial plan to pump groundwater from Snake and other remote valleys and ship it south, to the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

September 30, 2009--West's water needs differ (Pueblo Chieftain)

States across the West are facing the same dilemma as Colorado: Too many people and not enough water. Their circumstances may be different, but the app- roaches instructive for Colorado as it deals with what could become a crisis in the future. Water officials from other states shared how they are coping at a conference sponsored by the Western State Water Council this week.

August 18, 2009--Utah critics blast gag order on Nevada water talks (Denver Post)

The Millard County Commission also is sharpening its criticism of the plan, saying it gives away too much Utah water and isn't nearly as equitable as the Utah Department of Natural Resources claims.

August 14, 2009--Las Vegas pipeline delayed under water agreememt (Denver Post)

A growing and thirsty Las Vegas wouldn't be able to begin building a water pipeline from a shared aquifer with Utah until at least 2019 under a draft agreement between Utah and Nevada regulators announced

August 8, 2009--Water authority chief wants vote on pipeline plans (Denver Post)

The general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority wants a vote on plans to suck some water from the Snake Valley and send it to Las Vegas.

April 15, 2009--Lake Mead water level set to drop below 1965 mark (Denver Post)

Drought-stricken Lake Mead is expected to drop this summer to its lowest level since May 1965, and water managers say it is approaching the trigger point for restrictions on water use by Nevada and Arizona
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