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Clean Water Act ‘fix’ has major ramifications for Nevada: Dropping one word could unleash the federal bureaucracy

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this commentary by Liz Arnold, a natural resources policy advocate involved in Western land and water issues:

“Can Nevada water wars get any worse? Unfortunately, yes.

We don’t have endless streams, rivers and estuaries across the desert plain, so our water wars are legendary. At least, though, the fights are within our own borders given that Nevada is the sole authority over how our water is managed, allocated and distributed.

But that may not last.

The Clean Water Restoration Act pending in Congress right now would institute sweeping new changes to the federal Clean Water Act. Proponents say the changes are needed to “clarify the intent” of the law, but in removing just a single word from the text of the act, advocates of this plan will effectively force the Environmental Protection Agency to claim jurisdiction over every pond, tributary and ditch (that’s dry ditches to us) nationwide.

As we know, controlling water is controlling land in Nevada. …”

Read more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal by clicking here.

November 16, 2009 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada, Water Quality

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