Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.
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Utah, like most of the Desert Southwest, is facing major water shortages. To help supply the demand, officials are attempting to pipe freshwater into…
Iron County had one of the driest and warmest years on record in 2021. At a packed public meeting county officials laid out the plans for the future of water resources in the area.
The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District faced hundreds of concerned citizens Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
The Great Basin Water District was in attendance, and made your voice heard.
Read more about the meeting in YahooNews!
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The Mineral County Independent News recently posted a recap of the most recent issue of "Water Grab," a publication of the Great Basin Water Network. You can read more by clinking the button below!
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Great Basin Water Network's Kyle Roerink joined the team from WBUR's "On Point" to discuss the hard realities of water in the West.
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Guests Richard White, professor of American history, emeritus at Stanford University. Kyle Roerink,…
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Unbeknownst to many Nevadans, the Southern Nevada Water Authority owns a vast ranching operation hundreds of miles outside of Las Vegas. KLAS spoke with ranchers who say they are being bullied and run out of business by the…
The Cedar City Water Grab will pump billions of gallons of water away from basins in Utah's West Desert and parts of Eastern Nevada. The project proponents are advocating for this expensive boondoggle in lieu of doing more cost-efficient…
On Thursday, a coalition of elected officials, businesses, ag interests, and conservationists from across the Colorado River Basin will gather at Hoover Dam to demand that lawmakers and federal water managers impose a moratorium on wasteful, water-depleting dam and diversion…
Baker, NV – Today the Great Basin Water Network released the following statement after the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining held a hearing on the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act,…
Last week, New York Times reporter Alan Burdick spoke with GBWN on the non-functional turf ban made possible by AB356 in the Nevada legislative session. The piece highlighted an important point: What are the limits of the Mojave Desert?…