Date: Dec. 09, 2011
 The Future of Water in the West: Las Vegas Pipeline as a Case Study Please join us at the Round River office: Thursday, December 15th at 5:30
The Future of Water in the West: Las Vegas Pipeline as a Case Study
Rupert Steele Former Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation
www.goshutewater.org
& Dan McCool
Professor, author, and water issues expert
Round River Holiday Party will follow the lecture
Lecture and Discussion from 5:30‐7:00 p.m. Holiday party to follow
Generous food and beverage donations by Epic Brewery & Red Iguana 284 West 400 North, parking and entrance on north side of building
Please RSVP to asher@roundriver.org 801‐359‐4250
Date: Nov. 15, 2011
DEC 2 DEADLINE for Comments to State Engineer on Water Grab Applications The State Engineer is accepting public comments (in writing, no email, no fax) until December 2 at 5 pm. Please write to the State Engineer to tell him your views about the SNWA applications for water in Spring, Dry Lake, Cave and Delamar Valleys. The State Engineer must consider SNWA's "needs," environmental soundness, economic feasibility on both ends, & senior water rights holders as part of his deliberations on interbasin transfers. Directing comments in those directions will carry more weight.
Written public comments are being accepted until 5 p.m., December 2, 2011. Comments should be addressed to the attention of Susan Joseph-Taylor, Chief Hearing Officer, Office of the State Engineer, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 2002, Carson City, Nevada 89701.
And finally, please spread the word to encourage your friends and neighbors to put pen to paper and write to the SE about how these applications will affect your economic future, the environment, your water rights, and your way of life and livelihood.
Thanks for your support and involvement.
Date: Oct. 10, 2011
Pipeline Comment Deadline, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Have you written your comments on the BLM's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed pumping project by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)? [Email to the BLM is fine.]
You still have through October 11, 2011 to submit your comments. Please look at our sample email to the BLM here. Please add your own comments. Your views on the DEIS, the problems you see with it, and with the SNWA proposal are essential for the BLM to hear.
You'll find many issues you may wish to raise about the DEIS deficiencies in our EIS guide available below. Or find our sample letter suitable for US mail or email. Please take a moment right now to be sure the BLM hears from you. (copy and paste the addresses)
Take Action: http://greatbasinwater.net/pubs/MessagetoGoogleProtestants-t.html
Sample Letter: http://greatbasinwater.net/pubs/cmt2011-1.doc
EIS guide: http://greatbasinwater.net/pubs/GBWN-EIS-Guide-07-25-2011.pdf
Date: Sep. 23, 2011
Public Comment Set for October 7, 8 AM. • Public comment will be held in Carson City on Friday, October 7, 2011 starting at 8 a.m. and will be video cast from several locations. The locations for public comment are the Nevada Legislative Building in Carson City, Room 1214; the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas, Room 4412; and the Great Basin College in Ely, Room 112. You will have 3 minutes to speak regarding SNWA's applications to pump 41 billion gallons of water per year. If you cannot comment on October 7, you can submit written comments via U.S. Mail (No e-mails are accepted) anytime until the cutoff at 5PM on Friday, December 2, 2011 to the following address: Susan Joseph-Taylor, Chief Hearing Officer, Nevada Division of Water Resources, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 2002, Carson City, Nevada 89701.
• The Great Basin Water Network's win at the Nevada Supreme Court took away all of the SNWA's previously awarded water rights. The Nevada State Engineer's rehearing starts on Monday, September 26, 2011 on the Southern Nevada Water Authority's groundwater applications to pump 127,000 acre-feet per year of groundwater from Spring, Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar Valleys. The hearing will start at 9 AM in Carson City at the Nevada State Legislature Building, 401 South Carson Street, Room 1214. You can view the hearing online by clicking here on hearing days.
SNWA is scheduled to take 3 weeks for its case followed by a 2 week break. The hearing will reconvene with the protestants' cases (beginning with the Great Basin Water Network representing hundreds of protestants) on Monday, October 31 continuing through Friday November 4, Monday Nov 7 continuing through Thursday Nov 10, and Monday Nov 14 continuing through Friday Nov 18.
Date: Aug. 22, 2011
Tribal Leaders Oppose Utah - Nevada Water Agreement Utah Tribal Leaders Resolution: Opposing the Signing of the Utah-Nevada Agreement on the Snake Valley Groundwater Management System
7 Tribes want agreement scrapped. (Copy and paste link below into your browser)
http://greatbasinwater.net/pubs/TribalLeadersOpposeWaterGrabbyNevada.pdf
Date: Jul. 26, 2011
BLM SETS PIPELINE EIS HEARING SCHEDULE/LOCATIONS The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding public meetings to provide the public opportunities to comment on the Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development and Utility Right-of-Way Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The draft document analyzes a Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) proposal for a system of regional water facilities and pipelines to transport water to the Las Vegas Valley. The BLM’s action is to either grant or deny the request for rights-of-way across public land. Nine public meetings will be held during a 90-day comment period which ends September 9, 2011.
Before you go: Download the GBWN's "Water Grab EIS Guide" from the following web address:
http://greatbasinwater.net/pubs/GBWN-EIS-Guide-07-25-2011.pdf
-or-
click on the "Publications" link at the top of the page and download the Guide by clicking on the Guide's "download report" link.
Meeting locations, dates and times are:
· Pioche, Nev., Aug. 2 at 5 p.m., Pioche Elementary School, 651 Airport Road
· Baker, Nev., Aug. 3 at 5 p.m., Baker Elementary School, 120 Main Street
· Delta, Utah, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m., Delta High School Gym, 50 W. 300 N.
· Ely, Nev., Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., White Pine High School Gym, 1800 Bobcat Drive
· Elko, Nev., Aug. 10 at 5 p.m., Red Lion Hotel and Casino, 2065 Idaho Street
· Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 11 at 4 p.m., Hampton Inn and Suites, 307 N. Admiral Byrd Road
· Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 15 at 4 p.m., Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water Street
· Alamo, Nev., Aug. 16 at 5 p.m., Lincoln County Alamo Annex, 121 Joshua Tree Street
· Reno, Nev., Aug. 18 at 3 p.m., Sparks High School Large Gym, 820 15th Street
The project, as proposed by the SNWA, would provide for the development of the first phase (main conveyance pipeline and associated facilities) of a multi-year project which would eventually deliver groundwater from the Spring, Snake, Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar hydrographic basins to the Las Vegas area. Although water rights, pumping rates, volume of water proposed for transport to the Las Vegas Valley, and the point of use of water proposed for transport across public land is outside the jurisdiction of the BLM, these issues are included in the EIS. Water rights and pumping rates are under the purview of the Nevada State Engineer. Water distribution and use associated with the importation of water in the Las Vegas Valley are addressed by local and regional planning agencies in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes.
The draft EIS addresses the construction and operation of a system of regional water facilities which include 306 miles of a buried water pipeline; 323 miles of 230 kilovolt (kV), 69 kV and 25 kV overhead power lines; seven electrical substations; three pressure reducing facilities; five pumping stations; six regulating tanks; a 40 million-gallon-per-day buried storage reservoir; and a 165 million-gallon-per-day water treatment facility.
Whenever possible, the proposed project facilities would be constructed within utility corridors established by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2004 and the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998. An approved right-of-way is contingent on compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Establishment of the utility corridors has no bearing on water rights.
Water rights applications in Snake, Spring, Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar valleys are pending with the Nevada State Engineer. The Nevada State Engineer is solely responsible for the adjudication and permitting process to allow the development of those waters. This EIS does not address the permitting or authorization of water rights.
The Notice of Availability of the draft EIS was announced in the June 10, 2011 Federal Register. Copies of the document are available from the BLM Nevada State Office, 775-861-6681 or nvgwprojects@blm.gov. An electronic version of the document is available at www.blm.gov/5w5c.
Comments on the draft EIS may be mailed: Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, PO Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520, faxed: 775-861-6689, or emailed: nvgwprojects@blm.gov.
Date: Jun. 21, 2011
Snake Valley Event Success. Thanks to all the many folks who joined us at the Snake Valley Festival!
Check out the pics at protectsnakevalley.com
Date: Mar. 25, 2011
Snake Valley Festival - June 17 - 19, 2011 The Snake Valley Festival has leap-frogged to the third weekend in June, to avoid conflicts with Pioneer Day weekend in Utah and the hottest part of the summer.
In the planning stages, the Festival will continue to feature the best darn small town parade, community name-your-price yard sale, si- lent/ live auction, book booth, food and more to raise money to fight the Water Grab.
>> Check back to see a complete schedule soon.
MORE HOT CALENDAR FOR 2011
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• Late Spring 2011 — DEIS on SNWA Pipeline Project Released?
• June 17-19 — Snake Valley Festival Summer
• July & August 2011 — DEIS workshops & hearings ?
• July & Aug 2011 — SE document exchanges
• September 2011 — SE 4 basin hearings begin
• November 2011 — SE 4 basin hearings end
Date: Mar. 18, 2011
Lk Powell Pipeline Comment Period - March 22 St. George, March 23 SLC LAKE POWELL PIPELINE DRAFT STUDY REPORTS RELEASED COMMENT PERIOD OPEN
St. George - March 22, 2011 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lexington Hotel & Conference Center
Sabra Room, 850 South Bluff Street, St. George, Utah
Salt Lake City - March 23, 2011 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
State Office Building Auditorium
Utah State Capital Complex, 350 North State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Please join Citizens for Dixie's Future in letting the voices of Southern Utah be heard on the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. Environmental Studies for the Pipeline were released earlier this week. As a concerned citizen, please take advantage of this opportunity to comment on this billion dollar project. The Lake Powell Pipeline (LPP) is currently estimated to cost just over $1billion dollars not counting interest on bonds that could triple the cost. Impact fees alone will not pay for this project. Never has such a project been paid by such a small percentage of the state's population.
Current drought conditions and overtaxing of the Colorado River call into question the reliability of the Colorado River as a future water supply. In addition, given the recent slowing in regional growth, the actual need for the Pipeline also must be examined.
Take part in shaping the future of Southern Utah and get involved with this important process. We invite you to join us at the upcoming meetings on the Pipeline and want to hear your feedback. Thank you for your commitment to the quality of life in Southern Utah! -- Citizens for Dixie's Future
http://www.powellpipelinefacts.org/
http://www.citizensfordixie.org/
Date: Feb. 27, 2011
Protest Workshops: Next Mar 8 Lund; Mar 9 Ely; Mar 10 Baker/Garrison ... Protest Workshops Scheduled For March ... call GBWN at 775/786-9955 for Info
Great Basin Water Network and its partners are holding workshops in March to help you complete a protest and get it notarized, or sign on to Great Basin Water Network’s protest instead of filing an individual protest.
• Reno
March 7, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, Scenic Nevada Office, 100 W. Liberty, Ground Floor. Contact Rose Strickland at 775/329 - 6118
• Lund
March 8, 7 pm at the firehouse. Contact Rod McKenzie at 775/238 - 5384
• Ely
March 9, 6 pm, Bristlecone Convention Center, smaller back room. Info: Gary Perea 775/234 - 7300
• Baker/Garrison
March 10, 6 pm Nevada Time, Border Inn Social Room Info: Gary Perea 775/234 - 7300
• Delta, UT
March 17, 4 - 7:30 pm, Millard County Offices For information, call Steve Erickson at 801/554 - 9029 or erickson.steve1@comcast.net
• Salt Lake City
week of March 14. Contact Steve Erickson erickson.steve1@comcast.net or 801/554 - 9029
• North Snake Valley
March 16, Wednesday - Contact Kathy Hill at 435/693 - 3120 for meeting location.
• Lincoln County
Contact Susan Lynn at GBWN for details at 775/786 - 9955
WORKSHOPS ALREADY COMPLETED -- THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND JOINED US IN PROTEST
• Las Vegas
March 3, 6 8 pm PLAN office, 732 S. Sixth St. Suite 200, RSVP to Launce Rake at lrake@PLANevada.org or call 702/791 - 1965
Date: Oct. 30, 2010
Feb 2011: State Engineer outlines protest schedule. February 2011: Republication of SNWA's applications for protest.
See the letters at:
http://greatbasinwaternetwork.org/pubs/index.php
Date: Sep. 17, 2010
GREAT BASIN WATER FORUM October 21, 2010 GREAT BASIN WATER FORUM
John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel-Casino
Pavilion E
1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks Nevada
October 21 (1pm to 4:30pm) and October 22 (8:30am to Noon), 2010
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SPONSORS: The Great Basin Water Forum is sponsored by thirteen counties in three states (California, Nevada and Utah). The sponsors are the Central Nevada Regional Water Authority (Churchill, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lander, Nye, Pershing and White Pine Counties); Inyo, Lassen and Mono Counties in California; and Juab and Millard Counties in Utah. The Forum is free to the public.
PURPOSE: To provide local governments in the Great Basin an opportunity to come together to discuss water and water-related issues common to the Great Basin (e.g., challenges of growth, water sustainability, federal programs and regulations, water and land use planning, etc.), and if desired, make recommendations concerning their common interests to the appropriate entities and organizations.
TOPICS:
• Water needs and strategies for a sustainable future in the West
• Critical water resource issues in the Colorado River Basin and in the State of
California
• Water resource planning at the state, regional and local government levels
• Water issues confronting national parks in the Great Basin
• DOI WaterSMART and Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Programs
• Challenges of monitoring and mitigating adverse impacts of groundwater
pumping
• Challenges of running a rural water utility
SPEAKERS: Speakers include Western States Water Council Executive Director Tony Willardson, Water Education Foundation Executive Director Rita Schmidt Sudman, Nevada State Engineer Jason King, Great Basin National Park Superintendent Andy Ferguson, Death Valley National Park Superintendent Sarah Craighead, and federal and local government experts in water and water-related programs.
HOTEL INFORMATION: A block of rooms have been reserved at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel-Casino for October 21. Call 1-800-843-2427 to make a reservation. Be sure to identify yourself with the Great Basin Water Forum. The group code is GBASIN. The room rate is $69 for October 21. Room will not be reserved after October 1, but will likely be available.
For more information, contact Steve Bradhurst (CNRWA – (775)747-2038 or sbradhurst@gmail.com)
Date: Aug. 09, 2010
Sept 15, Snake Valley Water: A Great Concern of all Utahs Will Snake Valley Water Diversion Damage Your Health?
September 1, 2010; Salt Lake City
The League of Women Voters Salt Lake is presenting an educational and informative Forum to discuss air quality and the water diversion plan at 7:00 PM on September 15, at the Salt Lake City Main Library, (210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, 801- 524-8200). Speakers include Mike Styler, Mayor Peter Corroon, see below for additonal and details.
BACKGROUND: Las Vegas Nevada proposes to provide water for its further growth by building a pipeline 200+ miles long to carry water from a series of wells drilled into several underground water reservoirs at the foot of the mountains adjacent to the Great Basin National Park. One part is called the Snake Valley Aquifer. It supplies water for wells, ranches, towns, creeks, streams, and springs in Nevada’s southeast and Utah’s southwest.
SAD BUT TRUE: If water tables drop as a result of the proposed Las Vegas water diversion from the Snake Valley aquifer (they always have, historically, when large-scale aquifer pumping takes place), the area will become a much drier, more seriously desert-like area, freeing much toxic dust to blow in the wind. The dust includes heavy metals--lead & cadmium, among others; and radioactive remains from nuclear testing done years ago. Now partially stabilized by the presence of dryland plants that can withstand drought, blowing dust will become a gigantic problem if the plants die out.
HOW ABOUT THE AIR? Discussion of the Snake Valley Water Diversion has so far not included air quality questions. Nevertheless, fine dust damages human health in many ways: ----Small particles, when inhaled, are very damaging to lungs; Wasatch Front air pollution already causes many deaths.
----A study done in Mexico City showed lead and other heavy metals can enter the brain through the nose and the nerves, affecting intelligence. The particles must be very small, just like those in the desert dust. If the water table drops, and current plant life dies, these will be major problems.
WHY HAVE A FORUM? The Las Vegas water diversion is controversial; feelings are strong on both sides of the argument, and real information is hard to get.The League of Women Voters of Salt Lake, a nonpartisan organization which supports voter registration and an educated electorate, believes it is essential for the well being and health of Utahns to find out what the effects of the Las Vegas water diversion will be, and to work to prevent any bad outcomes.
SPEAKERS: There will be two speakers to the facts of the water diversion; then Mayor Corroon, who disagrees with the State’s position; two more speakers will address "what-if"---the predictable effects if the water level is affected. There will be audience input and question opportunities. The speakers in order of presentation are:
Vic Heilweil, USGS Research Hydrologist and Groundwater Specialist, will be present to discuss their best estimate about probable effects of withdrawing water, including how much can be taken without lowering the water tables. The USGS is doing a comprehensive study of the Great Basin water flows, and is the leading authority on underground water in the United States.
Mike Styler, Executive Director Utah Dept Natural Resources; Division of Water Rights, will describe the official State of Utah position; the State believes current water law leaves Utah little choice but to agree. (Mike Styler will represent Governor Herbert, who is unable to attend.)
Peter Corroon, Salt Lake County Mayor, & gubernatorial candidate, will explain how his approach to the Snake Valley Diversion differs from that of the current administration.
Dr. Brian Moench, Chair of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, and a practicing anesthesiologist, will discuss how the bad air quality along the Wasatch Front is already affecting our health, and why more dust from the southwest desert will make it worse; he will say over 1,000 Utah deaths per year can be attributed to inhaling dust and pollution.
Professor Daniel McCool, Director of Environmental Studies, University of Utah, will discuss additional environmental hazards if the water table drops.
Fraser Nelson, Executive Director of The Community Foundation of Utah, will moderate / facilitate the discussion.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For further information on the Forum, Linda Johnson, Co-President, LWV-SL, gostalinda@aol.com, 801-277-4499; mobile 801-870-5006
For further information on the League of Women Voters Salt Lake: www.lwvutah.org.
To interview or contact Individual speakers:
Vic Heilweil, heilweil@usgs.gov
Mike Styler, mikestyler@utah.gov,
Peter Corroon, michellesch46@gmail.com (his press rep.)
Brian Moench, drmoench@yahoo.com,
Dan McCool, dan.mccool@poli-sci.utah.edu,
Fraser Nelson, fraser@utahcf.org,
©2010 League of Women Voters Salt Lake | 3804 Highland Drive Suite 8D,Salt Lake City UT 84106
Date: Jun. 11, 2010
SNAKE VALLEY DAYS FESTIVAL JULY 23-24, BAKER, NEVADA SNAKE VALLEY FESTIVAL, BAKER, NEVADA (NEXT TO GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK)
COME JOIN THE FUN ON JULY 23 AND 24, 2010!
FRIDAY, JULY 23 2010 (All times Pacific Daylight Time)
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12 - 2 pm Brown Bag Lunch and Workshop with Linda Hussa Join renowned writer Linda Hussa to learn about her successful experiences in fighting a water grab in Reno and secrets of good writing. At the Baker community center
2 - 4:30 pm Water Tour Visit some of the places in Snake Valley that could be impacted by the Las Vegas water grab
2 - 4 pm Film Festival See news clips that cover the water issue at the Baker community center
4 - 5 pm Friday Frenzy Silent Auction Bid for your favorite items quickly--this silent auction will only last one hour! At the Baker community center.
5 pm Pioneer Day Potluck Dinner Don't miss the Dutch oven fried chicken and potatoes at the Garrison LDS Church to celebrate Utah's Pioneer Day! Bring a side dish or a dessert.
TBD Special National Park Programs Join a park ranger at Great Basin National Park for a special program. Check at a park visitor center for times and locations.
SATURDAY, JULY 24 (All times Pacific Daylight Time)
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7:30 - 9:30 am Pancake Breakfast Get a great start to your day with this delicious breakfast on the main street in Baker
8 am - 12 pm Community Yard Sale Find treasures to take home with you
8 am - 2 pm Booths Browse the wide selection of booths for books, yummy treats, arts and crafts, and much more.
9 am - 2:30 pm Silent Auction Bid on your favorite items and help raise money
10 am Pioneer Day Parade Come see or join in an unforgettable, fun parade
10 am - 2 pm Food Court Recharge with some tasty lunch
11 am - 2 pm Kids Games Fun for the young and young-at-heart outside of Baker Hall
11 am - 5 pm Film Festival Watch clips about the water grab and other Snake Valley related videos at the Border Inn
1 pm - 4 pm Entertainment Enjoy author Linda Hussa's reading, listen to cowboy poetry, clap along with musical acts at Baker Hall
6 pm Barbeque at the Border Inn Savor freshly barbequed food and good company
8 pm Auction and Dance Bid on fantastic items during a live auction and then dance the night away at the Border Inn
8:30 pm-midnight Night Sky Program Check out the extra-clear night skies in the Great Basin through powerful telescopes until late in the night at the Lehman Caves Visitor
Date: Mar. 18, 2010
Protesting the re-filed Southern Nevada Water Applications by the Deadline. Protesting the re-filed Southern Nevada Water Applications by the Deadline.
Protestants should be prepared by April 15, 2010 to have their protests to the State Engineer's Office either by U.S. Mail or in person. There are SE offices in Carson City and Las Vegas. See
the detailed information at:
http://www.greatbasinwater.net/news/news_display.php?id=425
(Please copy and paste the above address into your browser or simply go to the home page and click on the article: "PROTESTING THE SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER GRAB".
Date: Mar. 06, 2010
Tues, Mar 16: Workshop on Supreme Court Ruling Tues, Mar 16: Workshop on Supreme Court Ruling
The Nevada State Engineer will hold a workshop at 12:30 P.M, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the Nevada Legislature, Room 1214, 401 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV and will be teleconferenced to Room 4406 in the Grant Sawyer Office Building, 555 E Washington, Las Vegas, NV.
"The Legislature [in the emergency financial crisis special session ending Mar 1] urged the State Engineer to hold a hearing on potential resolutions of the issues presented by the [Nevada Supreme Court's] Great Basin Water Network decision."
Please come.
Date: Feb. 24, 2010
Ensuring Stability in Southern Nevada's Water Supply, Feb 26th Ensuring Stability in Southern Nevada's Water Supply
Reminder - Join us at the open house and symposium featuring scientific leaders and stakeholders who will discuss how climate variability influences the decisions we're making regarding the long-term water source for Southern Nevada.
Participate in a panel discussion on Friday, February 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the DRI Laboratory Bay Underground Weighing Lysimeter located at 1500 Buchanan Blvd. in Boulder City. Click here for information.
Date: Dec. 29, 2009
Great Basin/Mojave Desert Climate Change Workshop, April 20-22, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada Natural Resource Needs Related to Climate Change in the Great Basin & Mojave Desert: Research, Adaptation, Mitigation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with several other agencies and organizations, are sponsoring a workshop focusing on natural resource research, adaptation, and mitigation needs related to climate change in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert. The workshop, will be held April 20-22, 2010 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and will examine how climate change is affecting natural resources in deserts of the western U.S., as well as the land, water, and species management and research needs that are essential to address in the coming decade.
Workshop objectives include:
• Increase understanding of climate change processes and their effects on the physical systems and biota of the Great Basin and Mojave Desert
• Provide the "best available" scientific information for adapting to change
• Examine research and management needs
• Evaluate management constraints and determine potential solutions
• Develop effective research and management collaborations for addressing climate change into the future
The workshop offers a valuable opportunity for scientists and natural resource managers to gather for a discussion of their information needs and opportunities. The poster session will be a highlight of the workshop, please consider presenting your research results and project information in this forum. For more information, please visit: http://www.wr.usgs.gov/workshops/
Date: Dec. 09, 2009
Central Nevada Water Authority hosts forum in Reno Dec 17. A broad coalition of Nevada, Utah and California Counties are holding an informative session to look at the science and politics of pumping groundwater in remote desert valleys.
Attending will be the head of the Bureau of Land Management, Bob Abbey, as well as numerous County and State experts in hydrology and land management.
For more information and for agenda please contact CNRWA Executive Director Steve Bradhurst at 775-747-2038 or via e-mail at:
info@cnrwa.com
GREAT BASIN WATER FORUM AGENDA -- DEC 17, 2009, NV ENERGY, RENO
Date: Dec. 09, 2009
GREAT BASIN WATER FORUM AGENDA -- Dec 17, 2009, NV Energy, Reno A broad coalition of Nevada, Utah and California Counties are holding an informative session to look at the science and politics of pumping groundwater in remote desert valleys.
Attending will be the head of the Bureau of Land Management, Bob Abbey, as well as numerous County and State experts in hydrology and land management.
For more information please contact CNRWA Executive Director Steve Bradhurst at 775-747-2038 or via e-mail at:
info@cnrwa.com
Also see the website below:
http://www.earthknowledge.net/projects/cnrwa/cnrwanews/cnrwaagenda/
Date: Nov. 17, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving! November 26, 2009
Date: Oct. 29, 2009
Green River: Divided Waters", airs Nov. 9 at 9 PM and Nov 15 at 6 PM "Green River: Divided Waters" includes interviews with players in the controversy and also looks at the history -- from John Wesley Powell's first expedition into the unknown river in 1869 to the Echo Park Dam, where environmentalist David Brower said, "You're not going to flood this national park," to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and more recently to oil shale and gas development.
The documentary airs Nov. 9 at 9 p.m., and again on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. But KUED will host a free screening of this Diverse Voices program on Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Drive, on the University of Utah campus.
Date: Oct. 20, 2009
October 27: 9 AM: Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council Meet & Video Conference Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council
UT Capitol Hill Complex
East Building
Olmstead Room
October 27, 2009
9:00 am
video conferencing will be available at
West Deset HS from 9:00 am
EskDale HS from 9:15 am
The meeting also will be available in streaming video (details to follow)
Date: Oct. 01, 2009
Fall brings brilliant color to Snake Valley and Great Basin National Park The changing season has brought a profusion of gold and red and yellow to the peaks and valleys of the entire region. Come and enjoy the feast for the eye and soak in the season.
Date: Sep. 30, 2009
Comment on the UT/NV Agreement Ends September 30, 2009 Utah proposes to sign an agreement to permit the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump 36,000 acre feet of water per year from Utah’s Snake Valley to Las Vegas. This deal could devastate area ranching, wildlife and recreation, and turn this West Desert valley into a dust bowl affecting the air quality and snowpack of the Wasatch Front.
The State will accept written comments through September 30, but will not hold any hearings to gather oral comments on this draft agreement, so we invite the public to join the Utah Association of Counties and the Great Basin Water Network for a Citizens’ Hearing on the future of the Snake Valley:
For more information, visit greatbasinwaternetwork.org
Date: Sep. 18, 2009
Cave, Dry Lake, Delamar Oral Argument Hearing, 9 AM, Sept. 25, 2009, White Pine County Courthouse, Ely, NV Cave, Dry Lake, Delamar Oral Argument before Judge Robison, 9 AM, Sept. 25, 2009, White Pine County Courthouse, Ely, NV
Date: Sep. 04, 2009
CITIZENS’ HEARING ON SNAKE VALLEY WATER DEAL: Wednesday, September 9th from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. At the Salt Lake County Government Complex 2100 South State Street, Room #N-2003. Utah proposes to sign an agreement to permit the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump 36,000 acre feet of water per year from Utah’s Snake Valley to Las Vegas. This deal could devastate area ranching, wildlife and recreation, and turn this West Desert valley into a dust bowl affecting the air quality and snowpack of the Wasatch Front.
The State will accept written comments through September 30, but will not hold any hearings to gather oral comments on this draft agreement, so we invite the public to join the Utah Association of Counties and the Great Basin Water Network for a Citizens’ Hearing on the future of the Snake Valley:
Wednesday, September 9th from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Salt Lake County Government Complex
2100 South State Street, Room #N-2003.
Please Speak Out - Help us put the brakes on this flawed and rushed deal! It’s our water! It’s our air!
For more information, visit greatbasinwaternetwork.org
Date: Sep. 02, 2009
NV/UT Agreement comment period ends 9/30/2009 COMMENT PERIOD ON SNAKE VALLEY UTAH-NEVADA AGREEMENT EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30
Comment period on Snake Valley Utah-Nevada Agreement Extended to September 30, 2009.
Get a copy of the agreement:
http://naturalresources.utah.gov/about-dnr/snake-valley-groundwater-agreement.html
http://water.nv.gov/
Written comments about the agreement will be accepted until September 14, 2009.
Comments may be sent by e-mail to:
snakevalley@utah.gov
snakevalley@water.nv.gov
Comments may be submitted in writing to:
Snake Valley Agreement
c/o Utah Department of Natural Resources
Division of Water Rights
1594 West North Temple, Suite 220
SLC, UT 84114
Snake Valley Agreement
c/o Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Suite 5001
901 S. Stewart St.
Carson City, NV 89701
CONTACT
UTAH: Tammy Kikuchi, Utah Dept. of Natural Resources, office: (801) 538-7326, cell: (801) 918-1290;- tkikuchi@utah.gov
NEVADA: Bob Conrad, Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, office: (775) 684-2712, cell: (775) 636-7959, bconrad@dcnr.nv.gov
Date: Jun. 01, 2009
Snake Valley Festival - Success, 3 days of fun. Thanks to all who made the event possible. SNAKE VALLEY DAYS: Success and 3 days of fun. Thanks to everyone who made the event possible.
Date: May. 04, 2009
May 2009: We Shall Remain: The Goshute Documentary on KQED Before anyone else would try to write their history, five principle nations of indigenous people called the Great Basin Region we now know as Utah their homeland.
http://www.kued.org/productions/weshallremain/goshute/trailer
With their own languages and dress and views of the world. With their own customs and rituals and pathways to survival, they flourished for generations in an area that would one day be called “Utah.” Theirs is the first story of people in this place.
For the last two hundred years their story has struggled for survival. Their language and histories in danger of being lost forever.
In the Spring of 2009 KUED teams with PBS to celebrate and preserve the words, the stories and the ways of the Ute, the Paiute, the Northwestern Shoshone, the Goshute [May 4 on KUED] and the Navajo people.
We Shall Remain…The Utah Voices.
http://www.kued.org/productions/weshallremain/goshute/trailer
Date: Dec. 17, 2008
Snake Valley Hearing date pushed ahead to Fall 2011. The Southern Nevada Water Authority asked for a one year delay in the Snake Valley hearing and the NV State Engineer gave them instead two years. SNWA complained that it hadn't completed its groundwater model for the BLM's EIS so the hearing should be delayed and the State Engineer apparently agreed.
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Happy Holidays to all and thanks to everyone who submitted comments to the Nevada State Engineer opposing the ... Continue
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