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Petition seeks to limit court’s water decision to Southern Nevada Water Authority

Posted by: Maven on March 16, 2010 at 4:20 am

From the Las Vegas Sun:

“A petition has been filed asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its water rights decision so it affects only the Southern Nevada Water Authority and not the thousands of holders of water rights in the state.

The petition, filed Monday on behalf of state Engineer Tracy Taylor, said the court’s decision, unless limited, could impact water rights approved for “farms, mines, power plants, and municipalities have been built, upon which banks have loaned money, mortgages have been based and communities and workplaces have been built.”

The Supreme Court on Jan. 28 ruled the state engineer in 2007 violated the law in approving rights for the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump 40,000-acre-feet a year from Spring Valley in Eastern Nevada to serve populous Clark County.

The court said the state engineer had failed to make the decision within the required one year. It ordered the district court to either reopen the protest period or to require the authority to refile its application. … “

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March 16, 2010 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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One Response to “Petition seeks to limit court’s water decision to Southern Nevada Water Authority”

  1. WaterSource/WaterBank on March 16th, 2010 4:34 am

    If you ask the Court tough questions … you will get tough answers.

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