Can Prior Appropriations Coxist With the Public Trust Doctrine?
History 1924 Walker Lake Paiute Tribe water rights In 1924, the United States brought a case in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada to establish water…
Nevada Supreme Court Reduces Water Pumping in Diamond Valley to Perennial Yield.
On June 16, 2022, the majority of the Nevada Supreme Court approved a Nevada State Water Engineer Ground Water Management Plan (GMP) that cuts water pumping in the over-appropriated and…
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…
Reclamation to Focus on Partnership During Colorado River Conference
For Release: December 15, 2021 LAS VEGAS – Facing continued dry hydrology, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation will focus on partnerships and cooperation during the Colorado…
Water Board Attorney goes down Rabbit hole in Nevada water pricing case
Las Vegas, NV. Fourteen days after Virgin Valley Water Board attorney Jedediah (Bo) Bingham took Clark County District Court Judge Timothy Williams into Allice in Wonderland Territory, he led him…
A cost effective and quick way to find groundwater in arid regions
26-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT, by University of South Australia Newswise — Water is a scarce commodity in many countries worldwide, but new cost-effective technology pioneered by researchers in Australia, Egypt…
Beneficial Use. Who Benefits?
The latest in the three-year-old civil case filed by the owner's Paradise Canyon (DBA The Wolf Creek Golf Club) against the Virgin Valley Water District (VVWD) deals with the issue of…
Shortage Declaration Declared For Lower Colorado River Basin
Drought conditioned runoffs along the Colorado River Basin have triggered mandatory shortage declarations In the Lower Basin for the first n history. On August 16, The Bureau of Reclamation (BoR)…
Nevada Supreme Court Creates A Commission to Study the Adjudication of Water Law Cases
The Nevada Supreme Court has created a Commission to Study the Adjudication of Water Law Cases to improve the education, training, specialization, timeliness, and efficiency of Nevada's district court in…
Rep. Lee (Nev-03) Appointed To Key House Subcommittees
Rep. Lee to Join Energy and Water Subcommittee with Critical Jurisdiction Over Yucca Mountain, Along with Subcommittees on Environmental and Veterans Issues WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) was…
