http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 11. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/big-water-projects-should-make-westerners-nervous Demand for water is falling, so why are we going forward with giant water projects? No publisher Sharlene Leurig dams water projects pipelines Southern Nevada Water Authority Flaming Gorge 2013-01-22T15:54:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15789 Nevada is fighting with the four Upper Basin states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico over its right to use water from the Colorado River’s tributaries, in particular the Virgin and the Muddy rivers No publisher Matt Jenkins Dams And Water Supply Projects Patricia Mulroy Southern Nevada Water Authority water supply projects Colorado River Compact Colorado River Basin Jim Lochhead tributaries BLM Virgin River Muddy River Eric Kuhn Colorado River Water Conservation District Scott Balcomb Gale No 2012-03-05T23:19:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/las-vegas-needs-to-let-the-market-decide-where-the-water-goes The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost. No publisher Andrew B. Wilson lawn planting Bureau of Reclamation Southern Nevada Water Authority water police Las Vegas Valley Water District electricity Hoover Dam Lake Mead water regulations water use fountains Las Vegas water usage car wash regulations Nevada groundwater Las Vegas water cops Colorado River grass planting Las Vegas water supply Nevada sprinkler watering 2012-01-03T20:44:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/when-it-comes-to-importing-water-nothing-seems-too-extreme A new proposal to send Mississippi River water out West is both insane and entirely possible, given the outrageous water schemes of the past. No publisher Craig Rowe Southern Nevada Water Authority Colorado River Basin Western water schemes water supply dams and water projects water rights Mississippi River Pat Mulroy 2011-09-28T22:39:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15581 Patricia Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority has ambitious plans for getting yet more water for Las Vegas from intake pipes in Lake Mead No publisher Matt Jenkins Dams And Water Supply Projects Patricia Mulroy Southern Nevada Water Authority Lake Mead Colorado River drought water supply projects water use groundwater 2011-03-18T23:55:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/330/16547 Although many rural Nevadans are unhappy with Las Vegas’ plans for a giant groundwater project, the six other states that rely on water from the Colorado River are hoping the Nevada project goes ahead. No publisher Matt Jenkins Colorado River Compact water court Southern Nevada Water Authority Center Las Vegas water projects Western Environmental Law aquifer water rights Ely U. Groundwater Scott Balcomb Matt Kenna Tracy Taylor Las Vegas Sun Nevada Patricia Mulroy groundwater 2010-10-26T22:34:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.10/a-boring-diagram An extraordinary 1,500-ton machine will create a new water intake from drought-stricken Lake Mead to thirsty Las Vegas No publisher Sarah Gilman Southern Nevada Water Authority Las Vegas water supply Lake Mead intakes 2010-06-02T19:57:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/big-threats-to-small-ecosystems Freelance science writer Madeleine Nash talks to Marty Durlin about the vulnerable springs of the Great Basin, and the threats they face from invasive species and the Southern Nevada Water Authority. No publisher Marty Durlin Madeleine Nash Freshwater springs Great Basin Southern Nevada Water Authority Springsnails 2010-02-05T09:03:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.17/vegas-forges-ahead-on-pipeline-plan The Southern Nevada Water Authority is slowly removing obstacles in the way of its plan to pump water from the Great Basin and ship it to Las Vegas. No publisher Matt Jenkins Patricia Mulroy Colorado Compact Las Vegas Southern Nevada Water Authority Water Project 2010-02-05T08:50:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.17/silenced-springs Rare and tiny spring-dwelling creatures are threatened by everything from invasive species to Las Vegas' plan to pump groundwater from a rural part of Nevada. No publisher J. Madeleine Nash Snake Valley Las Vegas Southern Nevada Water Authority Water Grab 2010-02-05T08:50:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15778 With only a tiny share of the Colorado River available to it, Las Vegas decides to get the water it needs from elsewhere in the state – underneath the rural high-desert Basin and Range country No publisher Matt Jenkins Hal Rothman Southern Nevada Water Authority Paul Laxalt Mike Dettinger water projects Ronald Reagon missile project Las Vegas Groundwater Nevada Patricia Mulroy Jimmy Carter 2012-03-05T22:34:07Z News Article