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Water Grab Newsletters (2020 to 2010)

• SNWA LOSES COURT BATTLE
  District Court Rules in GBWN’s Favor;
  SNWA and State Engineer Give Up On Appeal
• THE VICTORY AND THE REALITY
• UTAH UPDATE:
  Legislature OKs Water Banking; Cheers Lake Powell Pipeline
• STANDING TALL FOR THE SWAMP CEDARS IN SACRED WATER VALLEY
• WILL URBAN SPRAWL BE THE RISE OR FALL OF VEGAS? LANDS BILLS COULD ENABLE SPRAWL-ATHON
• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE
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• NEVADA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: AB 30 DIES Pipeline Looms Over Water Debates in Nevada
• DISTRICT COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS SET FOR NOV 12 IN ELY Pipeline’s Water Apps and 3M are Crux of Case
• Clark County Lands Bill Contains Language to Upend Federal Court Ruling Bill Could Exempt Pipeline ROW from Further Judicial or Administrative Scrutiny
• 30 Years No Pipeline: Historic Milestone
• 1989-2019: Celebrate Success Against All Odds
• 30 Years: NO Groundwater Rights, No Pipeline
• IBankers Boxes: Treasure Trove of Water Grab History
• 11th Snake Valley Water Festival Celebration: A Cool(er) 4 Days of Fun’Raising
• Get your Snake Valley 2020 Calendar. Contact us today.
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• LEGAL UPDATE: FIRST BRIEFS FILED IN APPEAL OF NSE RULING NSE Denied SNWA Apps But Wrongly Approved Deficient 3M Plans
• SNAKE VALLEY FESTIVAL SET FOR JUNE 6-9 IN BAKER
• GBWN Board Welcomes New ED
• UTAH UPDATE: 2019 Legislature OKs Watered Down Metering Requirements
• NEVADA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: GBWN Plugs Potential Leaks In Nevada’s Water Law
• DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN: SHORT TERM FIX ON COLORADO RIVER
• IF GBWN IS NOT TAKING ON SNWA, WHO WILL?
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• NEVADA STATE ENGINEER SAYS “NO” TO SNWA APPS But Approves 3M Plans and Intends to Appeal His Own Ruling
• WATER PROTECTORS SACRED RUN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1
• Nevada State Engineer To Retire Before ‘19 Legislature Begins
• Pahrump Poolfish Find Refuge in Spring Valley Shoshone Ponds Offer Protection; Water Grab Threat Looms
• State Engineer Holds Workshop on Water for Coyote Springs
• New Owners of Land or Water Rights May Have “Successor” Rights as Protestants Against SNWA
• 10th Snake Valley Water Festival Celebration: 3 Days of Fun’Raising on Labor Day Weekend
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• Spring CDD Remand Ruling expected soon
• SNWA Pumping would affect Ateptoe Valley
• SNWA Water Plan Revised; Apex Pipeline Underway
• EIS Remanded Back To BLM – Appeals of Judge Gordon’s Ruling Dropped
• Great Basin Water Is Life Video Reaches Thousands
• UTAH UPDATE: 2018 Legislature Win, Lose, Draw
• West Desert Closures Require Public Notice BLM to Manage Buffer Zones
• Groundwater Development Project Is Cultural Threat
• Snake Valley Festival: Aug 31 – Sept. 3rd
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• SPRING CDD HEARD BY STATE ENGINEER ON REMAND Decision Expected by April, 2018
• LEGAL UPDATE: Federal Case Partial Victory EIS Remanded to BLM on Mitigation Issues and More
• Utah Update: Lake Powell Pipeline Pushers Continue Evasive Maneuvers
• Utah Update: Water Strategy Team Delivers 50–year Water Strategy To Governor
• Southern Nevada Update: Messaging and Media
• Swamp Cedars Now on Historic Register Sacred Cedars At Risk in Latest SNWA Mitigation Plan
• GBWN’s Big Year in a Nutshell: 2017 Timeline
• Congress Approves Vast Expansion of Utah Desert and Training Range
• In Our BIG YEAR, Giving Thanks
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• NEVADA WATER LAW: WE WON! AB 298 Bill to Upends "First in Time, First in Right" Dies in Committee
• LEGAL UPDATE: Federal and State Cases in Play BLM EIS Challenge Heard in Federal Court on July 31
• Utah Update: Water Strategy Team Delivers 50–year Water Strategy To Governor
• A Tribute to Dean Baker
• Water Tour Educates, Amazes New Water Protectors
• Snake Valley Festival 2017 Celebrates Community and Water
• How To Stay Involved: Spring CDD Hearing and Beyond
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• NEVADA WATER LAW: AB 298 Passes Assembly Bill Legalizes Water Mining, Upends “First in Time, First in Right”
• ACTION ALERT: Stop AB 298; Stop the Grab
• Legal Update: Spring CDD Hearing SNWA Trying to Change the Law
• Snake Valley Festival Set for June 16-17 Parade, Pancake Breakfast, Booths, Beer Tasting, BBQ and more
• Nevada Outreach Update: Water Is Brain Food
• Colorado River News
• Utah Update Legislative Action and Duty of Water Float To Top of Water News
• Great Basin Water Tour Heads for Snake Valley Festival
• Water in KSL West Desert Focus
• Lookin’ for Lichen?
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• LEGAL UPDATE: New Hearing Set With Nevada State Engineer Federal Case Likely Heard and Decided in Las Vegas Next Year
• GBNP Observatory Depends On Dust-free Clear Skies….And No Water Grab
• Southern Nevada Update:Talking Up Water, Debating Its Costs
• Nevada Water Law on Chopping Block at 2017 Legislature
• OPINION: Tell Nevada Legislature Not To Undermine Water Law
• Utah Update: Lake Powell Pipeline and Bear River Generate Controversy
• Downstream Humboldt River Ag Challenges State Engineer in Court
• What Do Black Rock Pipeline, Water and Lithium Have In Common? It’s a TRIC Question
• SNAKE VALLEY WATER FESTIVAL ‘16
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• GBWN Recommends Prudence for Water Rights Decisions Nevada Water Law Should Continue to Protect Senior Water Rights
• Legal Update: Federal Case and State Remand in Play Nevada Legislature to Consider Increased “Flexibility” for State Engineer
• Southern Nevada Update: Water Rates and Water Tweets
• Is Desalination a Viable Alternative to the SNWA Pipeline?
• Update – Snake Valley Festival
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• LEGAL UPDATE: Nevada Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals, Affirms Remand SNWA Still Has No Right to Use Water For Export from Eastern Nevada
• SNWA Changes Tone After Third Straw Completed Projects 1 Million More People With Existing Water Supply
• Drought Forum Proves Dry as a Bone as El Nino Looms
• 2015 Nevada Legislature Doesn’t Change Nevada Water Law
• Nevada Agriculture Is Conservation Partner, Not Enemy
• Utah Support Helps Sustain Water Grab Opposition Millard and Juab Counties Support Water Network Efforts
• SNAKE VALLEY WATER FESTIVAL ‘15
• GBWN’s Social Media Presence Provides and Accesses Current News
• Spilsbury Speaks Up At Drought Forum
• Mark Your Calendars: Snake Valley Water Festival is June 17-19, 2016
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• Las Vegans Get Real About Water
• Megadrought
• Will Utah Go “All In” for Water Projects?
• Snake Valley Festival Program
• Nevada Legislature
• Drought Forum
• Letter to the Editor
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• Water Fight Continues in Legal Arena — GBWN Pursues Justice in State and Federal Courts
• Cecil Garland: An Activist for All Seasons
• West’s Water Going, Going….Where? Water Engineer “Listens”
• GBWN Launches Updated Website
• Utah Water Follies Update
• Parade is Heart of Snake Valley Festival — Grassroots Fundraising Supports Water Fight
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What's In This Issue of the Gab

• Pipeline Foes Sue Feds; Big Win in District Court
• Saving Money, Saving Water, Saving Las Vegas
• Resounding VICTORY for GBWN & Allies: Third Straight Win in State Court
• Utah Governor's Advisory Group to Plan State's Water Future
• GBWN to Honor Jo Anne Garrett with Memorial Fund
• Snake Valley Festival Set for June 20-22, 2014
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• BLM Issues Final EIS on Pipeline Project Opponents Urge Protest Letters to Salazar, Sandoval and SNWA
• Finger Pointing All the Way to the Fiscal Cliff
• Proposed Action? Preferred Alternative?
• What’s Wrong with Alternative F
• Action Alert: Speak Up for the Future of Nevada
• Snake Valley Festival Celebrates Summer Fun’Raising
• GBWN Water Gab Newsletter (3 Pages)

• Download to get all the critical information on the re-noticing and new protest period for the Southern Nevada Water Authority's water applications in Spring, Delamar, Dry Lake, and Cave Valleys.
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• Water Gab (Volume 1, Issue 1) August, 2010 , Water War Persists Despite Decisive Victories, Snake Valley Celebrates with Festival to Protect Its Water, Lincoln County residents protest Water Grab, Water Network Profile: Meet Ken and Kathy Hill, Utah Simmers As Nevada Boils, Protests Must Continue to Stop the Water Grab
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