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Southern Nevada Water Authority eyes power for pipeline plan

Posted by: Maven on May 31, 2010 at 7:15 am

From the Las Vegas Sun:

“Southern Nevada Water Authority is on the verge of getting into the geothermal power business.

The water agency on May 11 purchased a lease on 4,473 acres south of Ely from the Bureau of Land Management for about $9,000. The agency hopes to build a geothermal energy plant there to power pumps for a planned groundwater pipeline that would siphon off up to 170,000 acre-feet of water from springs in Eastern Nevada for use in Las Vegas and the Coyote Springs development.

Moving all that water will take a huge amount of electricity, something the agency doesn’t have.

Owning power plants is nothing new to the Water Authority. It is the biggest electricity user in the area and owns most of its generators. … “

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May 31, 2010 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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One Response to “Southern Nevada Water Authority eyes power for pipeline plan”

  1. WaterSource/WaterBank on May 31st, 2010 8:43 am

    Hummm, … One of the things that was offered to the SNWA to consider was the probability that the new Source of fresh water to keep Lake Mead reasonably FULL could be developed to deliver the water to Las Vegas and others with no net power costs.

    Oh well(s) … so much for insight and fortitude of the SNWA ( & CA, NV & the Bureau).

    Nothing ventured … nothing gained!

    waterrdw@yahoo.com

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