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May 21, 2020 — Water Grab Coup De Grace — Baker, NV – Today the Great Basin Water Network issued the following statement after the Southern Nevada Water Authority Board’s voted to move the project into indefinite deferred status in its resource plan, revoking the remaining water rights applications filed in 1989 as a part of its Groundwater Development Project and its application for a 300-mile right of way with the BLM

November 20, 2019 — GBWN Press Release: DON'T IGNORE THE SNWA MEETING NOW THAT RAIDERS ARE OFF THE AGENDA

October 31, 2019 — GBWN Press Release: SALT LAKE COUNTY, TRIBES, RURAL OFFICIALS OPPOSE CLARK COUNTY LANDS BILL

August 23, 2019 — GBWN Press Release — Clark County Lands Bill Draft Clears Way for Vegas Pipeline

February 11, 2019 — Water Network Announces Chris G and Patagonia Rep as newest board members

January 10, 2019 — Press Relese: Reno –– Today, Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, released the following statement on the appointment of Tim Wilson as the Acting Nevada State Engineer (NSE).

September 17, 2018 — Press Relese: The long-running dispute over plans to pump groundwater from eastern Nevada and Utah’s west desert to fuel development in Las Vegas is headed back to court

August 17, 2018 — Press Relese: Water Grab Opponents Declare Victory Nevada State Engineer Rejects SNWA’s Water Applications

August 01, 2017 — Opponents Make Case Against Eastern Nevada Water Pipeline

October 09, 2017 — GBWN Press Release — Fourth State Hearing on Controversial SNWA Water Pipeline Concludes

June 06, 2017 — GBWN Press Release — Advocates Celebrate Protection of Nevada Water Law as Nevada Legislature Adjourns

May 22, 2015 — Nevada Supreme Court denies SNWA and state engineer appeals on Water Grab [2 Page PDF].

Februry 12, 2014 — Vegas Pipeline Foes Sue Feds — GBWN
A broad coalition of citizens' groups, Native American Tribes and rural governmental entities filed suit today in the United States District Court in Las Vegas seeking to overturn the United States Department of Interior's decision to approve the Southern Nevada Water Authority's Groundwater Development Project and issue a right-of-way for a nearly 265 mile-long pipeline to suck billions of gallons water away from rural areas and convey it to Las Vegas.
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December 11, 2013 — Press Release - GBWN gives BLM an "F" for its "new" alternative.
Citizens in the broad coalition of farmers, environmentalists, tribes, ranchers, hunters and anglers, rural and urban residents in the Great Basin Water Network are giving the Bureau of Land Management an "F" for the additional alternative ...
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March 23, 2012 — Goshute Tribe Press Release: Nevada State Engineer Over-allocates Water to Las Vegas Vice-Chair of the Goshute Tribal Council, Madeline Greymountain says, “Las Vegas might believe it has hit the jackpot with today’s decision, but the tribe has no intentions of letting this go without more fight. ...
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March 22, 2012 — Pipeline Foes Slam Water ruling
PIPELINE FOES SLAM WATER RULING News that Nevada State Engineer Jason King granted the Southern Nevada Water Authority rights to pump up to 83,988 acre-feet of the groundwater from four eastern Nevada valleys drew a swift and stern response from pipeline opponents, who called the ruling “excessive and ill-considered.”
Download Press Release (3 Pages) Great Basin National Park Foundation warns against SNWA groundwater pumping in Spring and Snake valleys
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October 31, 2011 — State, County Slam Vegas Water Grab Study
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management failed to take a “hard look”at the possible negative impacts on Utah and the Wasatch Front of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s proposed groundwater pumping and pipeline project, according to the State of Utah and Salt Lake County. ...
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April 13, 2011 — Press Release: Hundreds protest Las Vegas water grab
Nevadans and Utahns made it clear once again that Las Vegas won’t take water from rural Nevada without a fight. Download Press Release (2 Pages)

February 2011 — GBWN Urgent Action Alert
STOP THE WATER GRAB BY PROTECTING WATER AND WATER RIGHTS IN SPRING, CAVE, DRY LAKE AND DELAMAR VALLEYS. Download Alert (1 Pages)

August 19, 2010 — GBWN, New Release, Water grab foes protest again - Nevada would double-charge concerned citizens Download News Release (2 Pages)

June 07, 2010 —Press Release: Protests Reveal Broad Opposition to Las Vegas Water Plan
A new analysis of the protests against well applications filed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority for its proposed groundwater development and pipeline project in eastern Nevada reveal a broad and surprisingly diverse range of interests. The analysis by the Great Basin Water Network (GBWN), a leading opponent of the Las Vegas “Water Grab” found over 2300 individual protests were filed by the April deadlines by 150 individuals and families, 16 ranches and 7 tribes in areas projected to be impacted by SNWA’s water grab. Download Press Release (2 Pages)

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