Managing Water With NASA DATA
By Nikki Tulley, contributing writer, Maddie Ecker, Earth Applied Sciences Writer Water is scarce and drought is pervasive in the American southwest where The Navajo Nation is located. The Water Resources program…
Drought Intensifies In Western U.S.
CBS News: Extreme drought across the Western U.S. has become as reliable as a summer afternoon thunderstorm in Florida. And news headlines about drought in the West can seem a…
Water Board Attorney Attacks Judges Rulings in Water Case
On Monday, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) Attorney Jedidiah (Bo) Bingham announced his intention to continue with frivolous and burdensome motions to overcome previous rulings against him and his publicly…
Judge Rejects Water Board Attorney’s Claim in Golf Course Case
Las Vegas, NV. February 2, 2021. This morning Las Vegas District Court Judge Timothy C. Williams rejected a plea by Virgin Valley Water District (VVWD) Attorney Jedediah (Bo) Bingham to…
Rep. Lee (Nev-03) Appointed To Key House Subcommittees
Rep. Lee to Join Energy and Water Subcommittee with Critical Jurisdiction Over Yucca Mountain, Along with Subcommittees on Environmental and Veterans Issues WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) was…
Uncertainty Drive Water Planning Along The Colorado River, Authorities Say
Balancing growth with climate change and the economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic creates a high-level of uncertainty for water planners along the Colorado River Basin, according to the…
Mesquite Water Board Defense in Law Suit Based On “reporter” Investigation, Attorney Argues
Las Vegas, Nv. For about 10-billable hours, over two court days, the publicly paid attorney for the Virgin Valley Water District (VVWD), Mesquite, Nv. babbled on-and-on about the use of…
Water Board Defies Legislative Policy In Important Water Study
Mesquite, Nv. Tonight, the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) voted to spend $45,000 on a water study that violates Nevada water policy in an apparent act of legislative defiance. And…
Public Trust Doctrine disallows reallocation of adjudicated water rights, Nevada Supreme Court says.
On Sept 17, the Nevada Supreme Court[i] ruled after oral arguments in the Walker Case”[ii] [iii] that the public trust doctrine is embedded in current water law[iv] and disallows the…
Dry Well, Water Levels And Fracking
Mike McGreer is running for the Mesquite seat on the Virgin Valley Water Board. Mesquite, NV. The Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) spent $2,280,885 to abandon a well (#34) because…
