UPDATED December 17, 2009 CARSON CITY, Nev. — State officials said today that information sent recently to national news media by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is inaccurate, misleading and does not tell the true story of drinking water quality in Nevada. “The fact is that Reno and Las Vegas drinking water meets and is [...]

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has more than $1 million in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada. Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows [...]

The deadline for submitting comments on the draft agreement for the management of the Snake Valley Groundwater System has been extended.  The original deadline was September 14, 2009.  The new deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2009. “During the recent public meetings, there were several requests to extend the time to submit comments,” said Utah Department [...]

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Water Resources is holding a public hearing on a proposed ground-water basin order within the Owyhee River Hydrographic Basin. The hearing is open to the public and will begin at 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2009, at Great Basin College, McMullen 222, in Elko. Written comments will also [...]

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 [...]

Submitted press release from the Bureau of Land Management Reno, Nev.—The Bureau of Land Management published a notice in the Federal Register on February 8, 2008, announcing the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project for review and comment. The BLM will accept written comments on [...]

CORRECTION: This article was updated with new and correct information at 10:13 a.m. Feb. 5, 2008.   The Nevada State Engineer will be holding water rights hearing on applications filed for Cave Valley, Dry Lake Valley and Delamare Valley Monday, February 4 through Friday February 11, 2008. The hearing will be broadcast live at the Nevada Legislature Web site: [...]

New state law regulates domestic wells, parceling The old saying goes, “You don’t miss your water ’till your well runs dry” and many in the state and the rural counties are taking that to heart. Deputy State Water Engineer Jason King said SB275, the new law that went into effect Jan. 1, allows domestic well [...]

  CARSON CITY, Nev.—The Nevada Division of State Parks announced today that there are federal funds available for local park and recreation capital improvement and acquisition projects through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Counties, cities, unincorporated towns, general improvement districts and Native American tribes are potentially eligible for the 50:50 matching grants offered through [...]

Churchill County, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe seek comprehensive plan addressing overappropriation of the basin CARSON CITY, Nev.–All Tom Martin wants to do is build a church. The proposed church would use Lyon County municipal water instead of the domestic well the church has a right to use, but blanket water protests by Churchill County and [...]