Opponents of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plan to siphon groundwater in eastern Nevada and pipe it to the Las Vegas Valley fill slate for public comment at end of first week of the state engineer’s hearing.
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At ongoing hearing, Nevada engineer asks all parties to the disputed plan to siphon groundwater in eastern Nevada and pump it to the Las Vegas area to submit draft proposals spelling out how they think he should rule.
For the third time since 2008, Nevada’s top water regulator will convene a hearing this week that could decide the fate of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plans to siphon groundwater from four rural valleys in eastern Nevada.
Las Vegas water officials believe the road salt made well water for Rainbow Subdivision more corrosive, causing it to leach lead from the plumbing in some older homes.
Kyle Canyon residents are being warned about their drinking water after elevated levels of lead turned up in samples collected from a handful of homes on Mount Charleston.
Two projects related to erosion control and the ongoing cleanup of a decades-old industrial site at the edge of Henderson are expected keep the popular hiking, biking path closed until Sept. 20.
Foes in the 35-year-old debate over the safety of the proposed repository for the nation’s high-level radioactive waste, stake out staked out familiar positions Wednesday in a panel discussion at a radioactive waste conference in Las Vegas.