Water managers see pain across drought-stricken West

December 21, 2022Posted inClimate Change, Colorado River, Education, News and information, On The Water Front, Opinions, Political Analysis, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
BY: JENIFFER SOLIS - MONDAY DECEMBER 19, 2022 5:25 AM The water level behind the Hoover Dam as of March 2nd, 2022. (Photo: Christopher Clark, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) Water authorities in the…

WATER AND GROWTH IN MESQUITE: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON’T KNOW

May 8, 2022Posted inMesquite Irrigation Company, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
By Mark Hill, Watershed Scientist Virgin River, Mesquite, Nevada Climate change, a 20+-year mega-drought in the Southwest and disappearing Colorado River water raises the specter of insufficient water to support…
Update: Beware of Water Board Bearing Gifts (Part 2 of 2)

Update: Beware of Water Board Bearing Gifts (Part 2 of 2)

April 9, 2022Posted inBunkerville Irrigation Company, Climate Change, Colorado River, Health, Mesquite Irrigation Company, Muddy River Irrigation Company, Nevada Legislature, News and information, On The Water Front, Political Analysis, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
Carson City, NV, April 5. "Rehearing denied." With those two words, the Nevada Supreme Court again rejected an attempt by attorneys for the Virgin Valley Water Board to usurp traditional…
Drought Partnership Funded

Drought Partnership Funded

March 29, 2022Posted inClimate Change, Colorado River, Mesquite Irrigation Company, Muddy River Irrigation Company, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
Cortez Masto Announces Grant Funding to Combat Drought in Nevada Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the University of Nevada, Reno will receive a $149,923 grant…

VVWB Pricing: A Clear And Present Danger To The Community Served (5 of 5)

July 16, 2018Posted inBunkerville Irrigation Company, Climate Change, Colorado River, Mesquite Irrigation Company, Muddy River Irrigation Company, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
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…

VVWB Price Setting 2006-2010 (4 of 5)

July 16, 2018Posted inBunkerville Irrigation Company, Mesquite Irrigation Company, Muddy River Irrigation Company, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
When Kraig Hafen left the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) he asked his friend Ted Miller to run for his seat in 2006. [i] In a deposition, Miller stated that Hafen tasked…

VVWB Price Setting 1992-1999 (2 of 5)

July 16, 2018Posted inClimate Change, Colorado River, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Uncategorized, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Virgin Valley Water District
Mesquite, NV. July 17, 2018 When formed in 1993, the  Virgin Valley Water District (VVWD)  took assets from the Bunkerville Water User’s Association and the Mesquite Farmstead Water Association (MFWA).…