Groundwater over appropriations addressed.
"The water of all sources of water supply within the boundaries of the State, whether above or beneath the surface of the ground, belongs to the public." Nevada Revised Statutes…
Paradise Canyon vs. the VirginValley Water District, A PublicTrust Issue.
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Southern Nevada Water Authority Virgin, Muddy River and Coyote Spring Valley Leases and Purchases August, 2023
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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…
Virgin Valley Water Board Virgin River Stock Purchases 1993-2010
Article 8, Section 9 of the Nevada Constitution, known as the gift clause. That article states: "The State shall not donate or loan money, or its credit, subscribe to or…
Water Board Votes $4.8 Million in Litigation loss
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Paradise Canyon vs. Virgin Valley Water District.
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WATER DISTRICT PLACES CAP ON MESQUITE GROWTH
By Mark Hill Mesquite's Growth will end in 2035, according to the Virgin Valley Water District's (VVWD) revised water Conservation plan. Based on an annual growth rate of 3.5%, VVWD…
Water managers see pain across drought-stricken West
BY: JENIFFER SOLIS - MONDAY DECEMBER 19, 2022 5:25 AM The water level behind the Hoover Dam as of March 2nd, 2022. (Photo: Christopher Clark, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) Water authorities in the…
