Update: Lake Mead 2019 Shortfall Averted
Update: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is projecting that Lake Mead will end 2018 about four and half feet about the shortage declaration cutoff of 1,075 feet in elevation. Lower…
Judge Denies Dismissal of Water Case
Las Vegas, NV., Aug 30, 2018. Yesterday morning Judge Timothy C. Williams, of the Eighth Judicial Court, Las Vegas denied two motions in a May 15th civil case (A-18-774539B) brought…
Water Rates Should Be Decided in Court Not in The Press
Mesquite, NV Aug. 27, 2018. Here we go again. More disparaging remarks from local hack writer Barbara Ellestad about one of the nations top rate golf courses located in Mesquite.…
The Great Virgin Valley Water Grab
In August Nevada State Water Engineer Jason King denied 26 Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) applications to pump 83,988 Acre Feet Annually (AFA) of underground water from 101 wells and…
What is the Purpose of the Virgin Valley Water District?
What is the purpose of the Virgin Valley Water District? And, another question: What Does a Rational Observer think about the VVWD? Section 1.3 of the Virgin Valley Water District…
Wolf Creek Attorney Asks Court To Move Ahead With Suit Against Water Board.
Mesquite, NV Aug. 15, 2018. Jeffrey Sylvester, attorney for Paradise Canyon LLC (Wolf Creek), has asked that a Clark County District Court judge “not dismiss a frivolous motion to dismiss…
Water Supply Clarifies Population Growth
Members of the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB),[i] the Districts manager, Kevin Brown and their Hydrologist Aaron Bunker think that population growth drives water supply. They are dangerously wrong. …
Drought Contingency Plan To Alter Water Shortage Guidelines for Arizona, Nevada and California
Editors Note: The Arizona led Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) may alter the amount of water supplied by the Lower Colorado and its Muddy and Virgin River tributaries to Lake Mead.…
When Is Drought Not A Drought? The “New Normal.”
A publication of the Colorado River Research Group Words are important. In current Colorado River water management, perhaps no word is used (and misused) more than drought. To most people,…
VVWB Pricing: A Clear And Present Danger To The Community Served (5 of 5)
All sources of water within the boundaries of the state, above and below ground, belong to the public [[i]].” The Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) has modified the intent of…
