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  • Nevada threatened Utah on Snake Valley

    Ralph Maughan

    . . . and Utah officials had no backbone- This gets more and more disgusting the longer the story goes on. Today’s article in the Salt Lake Tribune has a handy sidebar with links to past articles. Did Utah blink in Snake Valley talks? Water » New documents show Beehive State’s position changed after Nevada’s…

  • Silenced Springs? Great Basin waters face threats big and small.

    Ralph Maughan

    High Country News does major feature on the proposed draining of Nevada desert valleys, including Snake Valley on the NV/UT border- For some time now I have been posting stories on the diversion of desert valley aquifers to provide more water for glitter and sprawl at Sin City. These posts are but most modestly read.…

  • Snake Valley water deal could kill Utahns, state's top docs warn

    Ralph Maughan

    This plan to drain the desert aquifer to fuel urban sprawl at Las Vegas is getting pretty contentious- Snake Valley water deal could kill Utahns, state’s top docs warn. Utah Medical Association presses governor to nix the accord with Nevada. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. Folks have seen the Austrialian dust storms overwhelm…

  • Snake Valley water split angers Utahns

    Ralph Maughan

    Were the interests of Utah protected in the water deal between Utah and Nevada to pipe underground desert water to Las Vegas? The Latest on this growing controversy. Snake Valley water split angers Utahns. Deseret News. By Amy Joi O’Donoghue. Utah-Nevada water plan draws fire. The proposal would divide water from the Snake Valley aquifer…

  • Supporters and opponents of pipeline to drain water from Eastern Nevada face off at hearing/vote

    Ralph Maughan

    Southern Nevada Water Authority and supports face residents of eastern Nevada, conservationists, Native Americans- “Water war” 25 years out, no end in sight to water pipeline fight. By Stephanie Tavares. Las Vegas Sun ____________ Earlier in this blog (Aug. 8). Nevada’s “water wizard” to ask for vote of confidence in face of opposition to more draining…

  • Utah and Nevada agree on Snake Valley water accord

    Ralph Maughan

    Critics say it will result in dust storms on Utah’s Wasatch Front- The plan to drain water out of the desert on Utah/Nevada border and pipe it south to fuel urban sprawl around Las Vegas has been made public. Proposed Utah, Nevada water accord could clear the way for Snake Valley pipeline. Water sharing »…

  • Nevada Water Authority shaken by growing push-back to their effort to drain groundwater from under the Nevada desert

    Ralph Maughan

    Nevada’s “water wizard” to ask for vote of confidence in face of opposition to more draining the desert- Southern Nevada Water Authority’s boss, Pat Mulroy, thought by many to be the most powerful woman in the Interior West, says she wants a quick vote from Water Authority members [this is a board, not the public]…

  • Utah, Nevada nearing deal on Snake Valley aquifer

    Ralph Maughan

    So are Utah and Nevada going to team up to dewater Nevada’s Snake Valley, or is there just a bit less environmental destruction now planned? Utah, Nevada nearing deal on Snake Valley aquifer. Groundwater » Greens fret Vegas project may dry up valley around Great Basin National Park. By Brandon Loomis. The Salt Lake Tribune.…

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