Water

  • Judge slashes Southern Nevada Water Authority

    Ralph Maughan

    SNWA loses right to suck 6- billlion gallons of water a year from under Nevada desert valleys- This is a blockbuster decision for the high desert of Nevada and western Utah and against the same old pattern of urban sprawl for Las Vegas. The state supreme court could yet rule for SNWA. It’s a big…

  • Opinion about "Pipelines to Desert for Pumping are Bad Idea and should be scrapped"

    Ralph Maughan

    Great Basin Water Network tells the “real reason” why Utah politicians laid down for Las Vegas water steal- The Great Basin Water Network says Utah will give up Snake Valley and state’s air quality to Las Vegas for support of their own urban sprawl pipeline — Lake Powell to St. George, UT. Pat Mulroy (image),…

  • 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…

  • Do you ever wonder about the threats to Canadian Rivers?

    Ralph Maughan

    South Saskatchewan is the most threatened- Canadian rivers in trouble, study warns. By Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service Detailed Report. Canada’s Rivers at Risk. pdf file with lots of photos and charts

  • Teton Dam now less likely to be rebuilt

    Ralph Maughan

    Like the undead, there was movement to rebuild the disastrous Teton Dam in Eastern Idaho. Maybe now it will stop- Idaho Department of Water Resources director, a big supporter of rebuilding the Teton Dam, retires. Salt Lake Tribune If you are not old enough to have heard of, or remember the Teton Dam, here is…

  • 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…

  • Red Snow Warning: The End of Welfare Water and the Drying of the West

    Ken Cole

    The long term effects of global warming, and desertification of the West examined. Exporting the water to the urban areas means exporting the rural areas’ soil to the East. Livestock grazing, water mining, dams, all serving to desertify the West which ends up blowing, in the form of dust, to the East causing snow to…

  • 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 »…

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