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Nevada Supreme Court Reduces Water Pumping in Diamond Valley to Perennial Yield.

By Michael McGreer November 1, 2022News and information, On The Water Front, The Economy, walker lake

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…

Ask Not What Your Water Board Attorney Can Do for You, but What You Can Do for the Attorney.

By manfordmcgreer May 14, 2022Mesquite Irrigation Company, Nevada Legislature, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB)

Virgin Valley Water District Board On May 4, the Nevada Supreme Court threw out the third and final attempt by Virgin Valley Water District Board to avoid going to trial…

Civil Suit Against Clark County Officials Raises Concerns about Water Board Activity

By manfordmcgreer August 8, 2021News and information, On The Water Front, Political Analysis, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Virgin River, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB)1 Comment

"All sources of water within the boundaries of the state, above and below ground, belong to the public."[i] Reno, NV, On July 14, Robert Coache, a defendant in a criminal…

Nevada Supreme Court Creates A Commission to Study the Adjudication of Water Law Cases

By manfordmcgreer May 25, 2021Colorado River, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), walker lake

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…

Public Trust Doctrine disallows reallocation of adjudicated water rights, Nevada Supreme Court says.

By November 1, 2020Colorado River, Health, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), walker lake1 Comment

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

By July 1, 2020Colorado River, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), walker lake

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…

Oral Arguments Set In Public Trust Vs. Water “Rights”Case

By February 25, 2020News and information, On The Water Front, walker lake1 Comment

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,…