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July 07, 2008
Are Conservationists Being Snubbed by SNWA?
The Great Basin Water Network, a leading conservationist group, concerned about the Snake Valley (pictured) has claimed that the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is excluding ranchers, Indian tribes, local governments and others from full participation in hearings on the agency's bid for billions of gallons of rural Nevada water.
This is a follow-up to our previous blog, "Navada to Decide Las Vegas Request to Grab Rural Water."
A spokesman for SNWA said the claim by the Great Basin Water Network has "nothing to do" with what gets presented at the state water engineer's review of the plan to tap groundwater in Snake Valley, which is more than 250 miles north of Las Vegas.
State Engineer Tracy Taylor has scheduled a July 15 pre-hearing session on efforts by SNWA to pump up to 16 billion gallons of water a year from the Snake Valley, which straddles the Nevada-Utah border.
Steve Erickson of the Great Basin Water Network said more than a dozen groups and individuals from both Nevada and Utah want "interested persons" status so they can participate in the hearings, but SNWA attorneys opposed the request, as reported by KBVC-TV News.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at July 7, 2008 09:20 PM
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