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.
August 6, 2009--On the fairway, new lessons in saving water (NY Times)
It took a while, but from the South to the arid West, their wish is coming true.
July 22, 2009--Water experts: Mining near Grand Canyon is risky (Denver Post)
Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon would court disaster, risking damage to critical water supplies, local officials and water experts told a House panel Tuesday.
June 6, 2009--Lake Mead water level will be trigger for pipeline (Denver Post)
Opponents of a proposed pipeline to tap groundwater across eastern Nevada now have one more way to fight the project: Pray for the drought to end on the Colorado River.
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
