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In Nevada, all water sources within the State’s boundaries, above and below ground, belong to the public. Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 533.025 and 534.020.

• Lake Mead CU Daily Update — September 5, 2026September 5, 2026
  <div class=”lmcu-daily-card”> <strong>Latest automated source check:</strong> September 5, 2026 6:17 am PDT <h2>Lake Mead operating conditions</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Lake Mead elevation</th><td>Not available ft</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead storage</th><td>Not available</td></tr> <tr><th>Hoover release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Glen Canyon release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead evaporation</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> <tr><th>Operational depletion proxy</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Data quality</h2> <strong>Automated field completeness:</strong> 13% <strong>QA:</strong>…
• Lake Mead CU Daily Update — September 4, 2026September 4, 2026
  <div class=”lmcu-daily-card”> <strong>Latest automated source check:</strong> September 4, 2026 6:15 am PDT <h2>Lake Mead operating conditions</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Lake Mead elevation</th><td>Not available ft</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead storage</th><td>Not available</td></tr> <tr><th>Hoover release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Glen Canyon release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead evaporation</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> <tr><th>Operational depletion proxy</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Data quality</h2> <strong>Automated field completeness:</strong> 13% <strong>QA:</strong>…
• Lake Mead CU Daily Update — September 3, 2026September 3, 2026
  <div class=”lmcu-daily-card”> <strong>Latest automated source check:</strong> September 3, 2026 1:49 pm PDT <h2>Lake Mead operating conditions</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr><th>Lake Mead elevation</th><td>Not available ft</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead storage</th><td>Not available</td></tr> <tr><th>Hoover release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Glen Canyon release</th><td>Not available cfs</td></tr> <tr><th>Lake Mead evaporation</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> <tr><th>Operational depletion proxy</th><td>Not available AF/day</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Data quality</h2> <strong>Automated field completeness:</strong> 13% <strong>QA:</strong>…
• Litigation last resort?August 15, 2026
  “At the end of the day, we have to protect our legal interests,” Kate Reynolds and Piper Heath quoted John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, as saying during an annual water conservation summit hosted by Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 12th. “We’re not just going to…
• Friday Water Research BriefAugust 15, 2026
  Friday Water Research Brief Friday Water Research Brief — August 14, 2026 The most important development since last week’s brief is that Lake Mead has now actually broken its previous record low, rather than merely approaching it. I found no comparably significant new SNWA wholesale-rate action or southern Nevada groundwater ruling this week, so I…