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…
VVWB Price Setting 1992-1999 (2 of 5)
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).…
Lawsuit Pushes Water Board To The Limit.
On May 15, 2018, Paradise Canyon LLC, (Wolf Creek golf course) filed a civil suit (A-18-774539-B) against the Virgin Valley Water District Board (VVWB) seeking to halt the District's restrictive…
Water Board Ignores Inconvenient Truth About Water Availability
About 80% of water managed by the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB) comes from underground aquifers (Basin 222). The other 20% comes from the Virgin River,[i] a tributary of the…
Local Water Board Inflates Value of Water to Benefit Shareholders (2 of 5)
Mesquite, NV May 24, 2018 Tuesday evening the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), finalized an agreement to lease irrigation water at 6 times the average lease rate for irrigation water…
“You Learn the Value of Water When the Well Runs Dry.”
https://youtu.be/O_uANbjviYs Clark County, NV, May 21, 2018 As the General Manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) between 1991 and 2014, Pat Mulroy warned that low snow packs…
Unresolved Protests Hinder Water Board Development Claims
Editors Note: On April 25, 2018, Barbara Ellestad, a former member of the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), wrote an article in the Mesquite Local News. In the article, she…
Research Findings Dispute Virgin Valley Water Board Claims About Water Development
Editors Note: On April 25, 2018, Barbara Ellestad, a former member of the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), wrote an article in the Mesquite Local News. In the article, she…
Water Boards Push Golf Course Owners To The Financial Edge
Clark County (NV.) Golf’s top officials identified scarce and expensive water as their biggest threat. That golf industry in Clark County depends on the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) Board…
