Developers of the Coyote Springs housing project north of Las Vegas are suing Nevada’s Division of Water Resources after it again limited the amount of water that could be used at the project.
North Las Vegas wants to buy water rights from the Mormon Church.
The North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously to approve ongoing negotiations with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to lease or buy up to 2,300 acre-feet of the church’s water rights.
California regulators say Nestle lacks the legal permits for millions of gallons of water it extracts from the San Bernardino National Forest and sells under the Arrowhead brand.
Western states like Colorado are balancing competing demands for waterways. When recreation, agriculture and civic interests find themselves at odds, how can water resources be divided fairly?
