Water Rate Issue Set For Trial

Authors note: The four-year, five-month-old civil Case filed by the owners of Paradise Canyon (DBA the Wolf Creek Golf Course of Mesquite, NV. vs. the local Virgin Valley Water District…

When Will Mesquite Hit the “Water Wall”?

Editor's Note: The City Council sets the demand for water through zoning and licensing. Once approved, the Water District Board tells the city council that they can deliver water to…
Update: Beware of Water Board Bearing Gifts (Part 2 of 2)

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

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

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)

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)

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…