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Nevada, two other states throw Lake Mead a $200 million lifeline

Dec 22, 2021

Three Western states and the federal government have signed a $200 million deal to keep Lake Mead viable. Millions depend on it for water and electricity. It's at a historic low due to climate change.

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Colorado Is Examining Water Speculation, And Finding It’s “All The Problems” In One

May 12, 2021

 

Melting snow and flowing irrigation ditches mean spring has finally arrived at the base of Grand Mesa in western Colorado.

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Chapter 1: The Water Protectors

May 03, 2021

In the spring of 2020, the Southern Nevada Water Authority dropped its plan to pump hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater from Eastern Nevada and pipe it 300 miles south to Las Vegas.

 

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Nevada Farmers And Conservationists Balk At 'Water Banking'

Apr 06, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Rural water users in Nevada are panicking over a proposal to create a market for the sale and purchase of water rights in Nevada.

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Company Behind Proposed Tech City Already Owns Water Rights

Feb 22, 2021

A futuristic tech metropolis in the desert, co

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Coyote Springs Developers Sue State Over Water Rights

Sep 02, 2020

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. 

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North Las Vegas Looking To Buy Water Rights From LDS Church

Jul 03, 2019

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.

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Plans For Water Pipeline Remain In Flux

Sep 17, 2018

Plans to pump water from eastern Nevada to the Las Vegas Valley have been under discussion for years with no end in sight.

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An image from a report by the State Water Board shows the area of the headwaters of Strawberry Creek in the San Bernardino National Forest. The board says Nestle lacks the permits it needs to extract all of the water it's been taking from the area.

California Says Nestle Lacks Permits To Extract Millions Of Gallons Of Water

Dec 27, 2017
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.
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A man crosses a bridge over the Poudre River, in Fort Collins, Colo. The picturesque Colorado river is the latest prize in the West's water wars, where wilderness advocates usually line up against urban and industrial development.

Going There: The Future Of Water

May 23, 2016
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?
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Truckee River Agreement Benefits Nevada

Jan 11, 2016

The Truckee River, which runs for some 120-miles from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake, has been one of the most fought over waterways in the country.

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