Our coalition, which includes Beaver, Millard, Juab, White Pine, and Tooele Counties; the Indian Peaks Band of Paiute; the Center for Biological Diversity; and others are highlighting the serious flaws in the development of our upcoming appeals. 1. Significant…
Government transparency is not given. It is earned. We often make reasonable requests of officials throughout the region. And, routinely, government agencies tell us that elements of water-related decisionmaking cannot be made public. It's frustrating, but not dejecting. …
Aquifers are complex mosaics of geologic and hydrologic phenomena. When humans remove large qunatities of water from aquifers, there are drastic changes that take place: The connections with surface water, the direction of flows, hydrostatic pressure, the discharges at springs,…
A new proposal for deep aquifer drilling in Snake Valley raises questions about potential impacts on wildlife, springs, farmers, and the regulatory arena in Utah’s West Desert.
GBWN and NGO partners took regulatory action against requests for water permits from a…
The Bureau of Land Management is reviving the permitting effort for the Cedar City Pipeline and West Desert Water Grab. This effort to siphon water away from rural counties in Utah and Nevada will have far-reaching impacts for centuries to…
