Public comment date scheduled for Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing

Posted by on Sep 20, 2011 in News, Water | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Engineer, Jason King, announced today additional locations for public comment during the upcoming Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing. The hearing is scheduled for multiple weeks beginning September 26, 2011. Public comment is scheduled for October 7, 2011 at 8 a.m. and will be video cast from several locations. The locations for public...
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TROA Documentary to Air Throughout the West

Posted by on Nov 17, 2008 in Conservation, News | Comments Off Landmark video explains complicated issue in simple terms (Submitted news) — The  Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) and KNPB Channel 5 Public Broadcasting present “Taming the Turbulent Waters,” a half-hour documentary celebrating the historic signing of the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA), which occurred on Sept. 6, 2008. The next airing is Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m....
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Nevada’s State Engineer releases water right ruling on Cave, Dry Lake and Delamar Valleys

Posted by on Jul 9, 2008 in News | Comments Off Ruling grants Southern Nevada Water Authority 18,755 acre-feet annually of 34,752 acre-feet requested CARSON CITY, Nev — Nevada’s State Engineer Tracy Taylor released his ruling today on the Cave Valley, Dry Lake Valley and Delamar Valley water right applications filed by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The applications are now held by the Southern Nevada Water...
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Court upholds Carson's Ash Canyon water rights

Posted by on Mar 28, 2008 in News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–The Nevada Supreme Court has unanimously upheld Carson City’s 1885 priority to water rights in Ash Canyon. When Carson ran into regulatory troubles eight years ago, the state temporarily canceled the city’s permit to use the water. The city owns 60 percent of the water rights to the canyon, but because in many years the amount of water is very limited, that...
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Engineer rejects tribe’s attempt to block Douglas County water applications (Nevada Appeal)

Posted by on Oct 26, 2007 in News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–The state water engineer has rejected the move by the Pyramid Paiute Tribe to block 19 separate applications to move or change water rights in Douglas County. Most of the changes were designed to enable municipal and commercial development in the county. In addition to the county and area general improvement districts, the applicants included ranchers, commercial...
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