Water Rights and Public Trust Question Sent to Nevada Supreme Court.
Carson City, NV, On Tuesday, May 22, The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requested the Nevada Supreme Court to rule on a major issue of Nevada…
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…
EPA’s Pruitt Takes Sole Control Of Water Decisions
On March 30, 2018, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt issued a memorandum making him the final authority on projects impacting our nation's water. Before Pruitt, EPA regional administrators…
Ellestad Resigns Water Board. Requests Information On Golf Course
Mesquite, NV. Thursday, April 5, 2018 On Tuesday, Barbara Ellestad, Mesquite, resigned her position on the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB). Shortly after her resignation, as a reporter for the…
Nevada U.S. Senator Dean Heller’s Support For Keystone Pipeline Enriches Trump, Endangers The Environment
Background On January 29, 2015, Nevada’s US Senator Dean Heller (R) joined with 62 of his Republican colleagues to pass (62-36) the construction of the 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) Keystone XL Pipeline.…
Russians Attack US and European Utilities
In October 2017, The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation distributed an email warning that the nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing industries have been targeted…
