Council Fails to Accept Water Management Responsibilities
On Tuesday, January 22, The Mesquite City Council rejected a resolution offered by Councilwoman Sandra Ramaker to correct a historical misalignment in the membership of the Virgin Valley Water Board…
Resolution to Cut Bunkerville, Increase Mesquite Representation on Water Board Before City Council on Tuesday.
At 5.p.m. Tuesday the Mesquite, NV City Council will vote on a resolution to reduce the membership of the Virgin River Water District (VVWD). On May 10, 1993, the Nevada…
As Water Declines So Can The Economy
After nearly five decades of steady population and construction growth, Nevada, like most of the United States, was hard hit by the 2007-08 economic downturn. Nonetheless, the area shows signs…
Virgin Valley Water Board Misled On Conference Details
Kevin Brown, the manager of the Virgin River Water District (VVWD), Mesquite, NV., and Aaron Bunker, the non-certified hydrologist for the VVWD attended the Colorado River Water Users Conference held…
Nevada Assembly to Clarify Conjunctive Management During 2019 Session
Schematic of components of conjunctive use and managed aquifer recharge (MAR) to enhance reliability of water supplies in response to droughts and floods. Bridget R Scanlon, Robert C Reedy, Claudia…
Virgin Valley Water Board Out-of-Step With Water Availability
The Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), Mesquite, NV is putting the cart before the horse when it comes to water management. During a recent meeting, the water board agreed to…
Effluent Included in Nevada Water Management
According to the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center, between 60 and 65 percent of the water that goes down a home's drain has the potential to be reused.…
2017 Legislation Sets Management Guidelines on Nevada Water
On June 9, 2017, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed Senate Bill 47, which declared it a state policy to manage Nevada’s surface and groundwater resources conjunctively, and not as a…
Mesquite City Attorney Rebuked. City Removed From Litigation
Mesquite, NV., November 27, 2018 It took less than an hour for Judge Timothy C. Williams, of the Eighth Judicial Court, Las Vegas, NV, to remove the City of Mesquite,…
