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articles.latimes.com So, tell me, does this sound sustainable, or even sensible? Los Angeles purchases hydro power generated from the Hoover Dam, which is nearly 300 miles away in another state, to power giant pumps that hoist water from the Colorado River up 400 feet to Chiriaco Summit near Joshua Tree, where it is then [...] [A] judge ruled that a state law committing California to save the [inland Salton Sea] no matter the cost set an unacceptable precedent for the government to pledge money to other projects it couldn’t afford. An appeals court will decide whether to overturn the law, which could directly impact California’s use of Colorado River water [...] Goshute tribal council member on the huge water grab being attempted by the Southern Nevada Water Authority Although this pipeline threatens Goshute water rights and the very future of our existence, Goshute land is not the only land that will be affected by this pipeline. Southern Nevadans should closely examine the impact this project will [...] Las Vegas is at it again, trying to grab water from anywhere it can, this time from rural Nevada and Utah. Considering that 50% of all water is used to generate electricity, how about Vegas demonstrates they are serious about water conservation by banning their deliberately excessive neon and lights as well as their [...] BLM releases 1,400 page report attacking a plan by Las Vegas to siphon billions of gallons of water from rural Nevada, saying it would be a disaster. The water wars never really go away even if they aren’t always in the public view. But be assured, the politics of water in California is generally more akin to a street fight than anything else. The problem, as always, is that a multitude of people and business interests lay claim to California’s water [...] Virtually all of California’s water comes from someplace other than where it is consumed. Water travels through hundreds of miles of aqueducts inside the state, from the Sacramento Delta to the Central Valley and the Southland. San Francisco gets its water from the Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park, which was flooded by [...] The Salt Lake City Tribune says no, as does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Sierra Club. Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy is known for hardball tactics in her desperate attempts to grab / steal water from wherever possible for a city in the desert with little water [...] Water War. Flickr user azrainman The century old Rule of Capture in Texas, which says landowners can pump as much water as they want, is being challenged in court. Water wonks are watching this potentially landmark case closely. Our water laws are a confusing, contradictory mish-mash. In California, water is apportioned carefully and pumping [...] From Aquadoc “Unless you consider the jumble of laws, policies, and procedures that deal with the various aspects of water use and control as policy or vision, the United States is operating without any such policy or vision. The Nation’s policy is no policy; its vision is no vision.”– Gerald E. Galloway 2003 “One [...] |  | ||||
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