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?…
On May 21, 2020, the SNWA “deferred” its Groundwater Development Project AKA the Las Vegas Pipeline. That was the conclusion to a monumental fight over specific water rights applications and a Right of Way application on federal land. That opposition…
After votes in both chambers of the Nevada Legislature, tribal elders and leaders released the following statements after the Senate passage of AB171 and AJR4, legislation to protect the Bahsahwahbee sacred tribal site in rural Nevada. AB171 offers new state-level…
A group of more than 20 stakeholders is investigating the future of adjudicating and reviewing water cases in Nevada. Like most things involving water, there will be an array of opinions on the matter. This spring, the Nevada Supreme Court…
The West Desert Water Grab proposal from Cedar City, Utah is a dark horse riding in the areas that are near and dear to our hearts. The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District (CICWCD) filed applications for water in Pine,…
Late last year, the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index started trading futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This phenomenon has yet to come to Nevada or Utah. But there are efforts to create the type of marketplace that could eventually…
The most controversial and contentious water bill of the Utah legislative session, which ended in March, ramps up the state’s efforts to push back against concerns of the other six Colorado River Compact states about the legality and regional impacts…
The Californiacation of Utah and Nevada’s water is happening right before our eyes. The question is: What are we going to do about it?
For the past few weeks, an old Armenian proverb has stuck with me: The water goes. The…
As you are reading this, the Nevada legislative session is nearing an end. Many of our bad bills died a wonderful death. And there was one good surprise. This is unusual for us because we are usually fighting for our…
We’ve heard it all before: The Colorado River is not in good shape. Drought, climate change, and population booms are draining Lakes Powell and Mead, which currently supply millions of people via the Colorado River. For the last 20…