Walker River Grant Announced
[Editor's note: On September 17, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled after oral arguments in the Walker Case" that the public trust doctrine is embedded in current water law and disallows the relocation…
Public Trust Doctrine disallows reallocation of adjudicated water rights, Nevada Supreme Court says.
On Sept 17, the Nevada Supreme Court[i] ruled after oral arguments in the Walker Case”[ii] [iii] that the public trust doctrine is embedded in current water law[iv] and disallows the…
Public Interest Considered In Water Re-Allocations
On June 15, 2020, Tim Wilson, the Nevada State Water Engineer, issued order 1309. That order held that the public's interest in the Moapa dace had equal rights to those…
What A Peacefull Protest Looks Like
https://youtu.be/udmZhrl98VI Mesquite, Nevada is the latest town to have a Black Lives Matter protest. In the searing 106 degree heat, over 150 protesters marched for justice following the memorial service…
Cortez Masto, Rosen Applaud $20 Million in EPA Funding for Clean Water
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for awarding $20.6 million in State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to Nevada to…
Oral Arguments Set In Public Trust Vs. Water “Rights”Case
At 11 a.m. on March 3, the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City will hear oral argument in what is commonly referred to as “The Walker Lake Case.”[i],[ii] In 1882,…
