NEWS COVERAGE


STATE ENGINEER'S STATEMENT 9-5-2006


Last updated 10-23-2006, 9:45 am

10-21-06
Water authority buys Spring Valley ranch
Las Vegas Review-Journal

10-20-06
Judge denies SNWA motion to block more comment
Ely Times (Nevada)

10-18-06
Las Vegas reaching for rural water
AZCentral.com
Vegas reaching for rural water
USA Today

10-13-06
The Waiting Game
New West Growth and Public Policy

10-10-06
Candidates square off in second debate of Nevada governor's race
970 AM KNEWS
Titus, Gibbons sound themes
Las Vegas Review-Journal

10-6-06
Thirst for water
KOLO TV (Reno)

10-4-06
Editorial: An age-old slight
Las Vegas Sun

10-3-06
LETTER: Snake Valley arguments
Salt Lake Tribune
Feds failed to inform tribes before pulling water protest
Las Vegas Sun

10-1-06
State Engineer's Water Hearings have come to an end
The Nevada Observer

9-30-2006
Las Vegas wrestling over Rocky Mountain water
Summit Daily News (Fricsco, Colo.)
Field work on ground water resources slows down
Salt Lake Tribune

9-27-2006
OPINION: BILL ROBERTS: How much opposition do we have left?
Las Vegas Review-Journal

9-26-2006
State water hearings wrap-up
Nevada Appeal (AP)
Closing arguments made at state water hearings
Las Vegas Review-Journal (AP)

9-25-2006
Nevada's destiny debated as water hearings wrap up
Mohave Daily News (AP)
Water Pipeline Hearings End With Passionate Debate
KLAS TV, Las Vegas
Nevada water hearings wrap up
Las Vegas Sun (AP)

9-23-2006
State water hearings nearly over
Las Vegas Review-Journal (AP)

9-22-2006
Water Pipeline Proposal Has Many Skeptics
LasVegasNow.com
SNWA opponents get their chance
Ely Times
Nevada water hearings to wrap up
KVOA Tucson
Nevada water hearings to wrap up
Las Vegas Sun (AP)
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY: Get ready for higher water bills
Las Vegas Review-Journal

9-21-2006
Nevada water hearings continue
970 AM K-NEWS (AP)
Rural Residents Battle Southern Nevada Water Grab
LasVegasNow.com
Nevada water hearings continue
Las Vegas Sun (AP)
Group wants to slow the deal
Salt Lake Tribune
Western desert resolution urges input on water plan
Deseret Morning News, Utah

9-20-2006
Emotional public comment on Vegas water-pumping plan
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (AP)

9-19-2006
Tough questioning for key witness in Nevada water hearings
News Radio 780 am (AP)
Tough questioning for key witness in Nevada water hearings
Las Vegas Sun (AP)

9-17-2006
Las Vegas, NV. water-pumping plan sparks emotions from public
Freenewmexican.com, New Mexico (AP)

9-16-2006
PIPELINE PROJECT: Opponents get their say
Las Vegas Review-Journal

9-15-2006
Emotional public comment on Las Vegas water-pumping plan
Las Vegas Sun (AP)
White Pine County Fights Water Pipeline
LasVegasNow.com
EDITORIAL: Greens jilted by pipeline pact
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Mulroy says pipeline plan nothing like Owens Valley
Ely Times
Federal agencies reach accord with SNWA
Ely Times
White Pine County Fights Water Pipeline
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
LETTER: Pipeline would speed deterioration of state
Las Vegas Sun

9-14-06
EDITORIAL: First, the facts: Water deal with Nevada best kept off fast track
Salt Lake Tribune

9-13-2006
Pipeline opponents invoke Owens Valley
Las Vegas Review-Journal
OPINION: Wharton: Vegas water plan should whet our thirst for answers
Salt Lake Tribune

9-12-2006
Feds drop protest of rural water grab
Elko Daily Free Press (AP)
Hearing continues on Las Vegas water-pumping plan
Las Vegas Sun (AP)
$2 billion project: Water authority gets deal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Water hearing off to a good start
Las Vegas Sun
Snake Valley water deal: Bull by the horns or plain old bull?
Salt Lake Tribune
Las Vegas Seeks OK to Pump Water From Rural Nevada Valley
KSL-TV, Utah
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9-11-2006
Thirsty Las Vegas seeks OK to pump water from rural Nevada valley
Las Vegas Sun (AP)
Surprise Development in Nevada Water Fight
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
Gov't drops protests to Vegas water plan
Houston Chronicle (AP)
Department of Interior Bureaus, SNWA Reach Agreement Related to Planned Groundwater Project
PR Newswire
Vegas seeks OK to pump water
Mohave Daily News (AP)
Hearings Begin for Plan to Move Water from Rural Nevada to Las Vegas
KRNV, Reno
Las Vegas water war goes to the state capitol
Water Technology Online
Hearings on Las Vegas Water Plan Start Up
Los Angeles Times

9-10-2006
Battle for rural water heads to capitol

Las Vegas Sun
Hearings begin Monday into $2 billion ground water plan
Las Vegas Sun
Water deal on Nevada agenda
Salt Lake Tribune
Analysis: Nevada's ground water tug of war
Las Vegas Sun
Analysis: Nevada's ground water tug of war
Las Vegas Sun
Hearings begin Monday into $2 billion ground water plan
KESQ, Palm Springs, CA

9-9-2006
Pipeline project's proponents ready to state their case

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Inflow into Colorado River falls below average
Las Vegas Sun

9-8-2006
Spring Valley Hearing convenes 9/11 in Carson

Elynews.com
(Please note the correct URL for this hearing Web site: www.dcnr.nv.gov/waterhearing/index.html)
Water Pipeline Hearings to Start Monday
KLAS TV Las Vegas

9-7-2006
LETTER: Las Vegas Vultures
Salt Lake Tribune

9-6-2006
Ranchers Upset By Nevada's Plan To Drill Near Utah
KUTV Salt Lake City
Foes of Vegas water project plan SLC rally
Salt Lake Tribune

9-5-2006
SNWA launches ad campaign

Elynews.com

8-31-2006
Feds near agreement to withdraw its water protests
Las Vegas Sun

8-30-2006
Utah and Nevada lawmakers meet
Salt Lake Tribune

8-29-2006
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS TOUTED: Water authority kicks off media blitz
Las Vegas Review-Journal
West Desert: They get an earful about Nevada's plan to pump border groundwater
Salt Lake Tribune

8-28-2006
Not everyone in Las Vegas wants White Pine water
Ely Daily Times
Protesters sue to force Taylor to reopen SNWA comments
Ely Daily Times
Mulroy says Vegas growth will halt without WP water
Ely Daily Times, NV 

8-25-2006
Ranchers sue for more Nevada-water protests
Water Technology Online - Latham,NY,USA
Letter: Growth should stop before water runs dry
Letter: Water needs best met by looking to the west
Las Vegas Sun

8-24-06
Groundwater dispute heats up
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Utah ranchers join lawsuit to block Vegas water deal
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
Lawsuit targets water hearings
Las Vegas Review-Journal

8-23-2006
Court fight develops over rural Nevada water
970 AM Knews
Court Fight Develops Over Rural Nevada Water
KSL-TV, UT 
Court fight develops over rural Nevada water
Las Vegas Sun, NV 

8-20-06
Editorial: Water plan must go forward
Las Vegas Sun
Letter: Work with California can avoid water crisis
Las Vegas Sun
Rural Nevada: Las Vegas water plan is all wet
Boston Globe
Universal vision for water
St. George Daily Spectrum, UT 

8-19-06
Letter: Pipeline is not the only solution
Letter: Curbing growth will fix water problem
Las Vegas Sun
LDS church seeks delay in Nevada water plan
Daily Herald, UT

8-18-06
Church wary of Nevada water deal
Salt Lake Tribune
OPINION: More reasons to protect our Steptoe water
Ely Daily Times, NV
WHITE PINE COUNTY: Crossing waterline
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Letter: No threat intended against state engineer

Las Vegas Sun
Southern Nevada water official criticized for comments
Las Vegas Sun
Mormon church seeks delay in Nevada water plan
Las Vegas Sun
Mormon church seeks delay in Nevada water plan
San Diego Union Tribune

8-17-06
Las Vegas bids to fuel growth by tapping into farmers' water
Independent - London,England,UK            

8-16-2006
'A matter of survival'
Las Vegas Sun

8-14-2006
SPRING VALLEY: Water rights, riches
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Northern Nevadans Don't Want to Gamble With Their Water
Washington Post

8-4-06
Official says Utah safe from Vegas water grab
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin - Tooele,UT

7-17-06
County picks expert witnesses for SNWA hearings
Ely Daily Times

7-11-06
Is Nevada pressing Utah for a water accord?
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT

7-7-06
State engineer to post all SNWA documents online
Ely Daily Times


 
 

 

 
     
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