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Eastern Nevada groundwater study meetings set

Posted by: Maven on May 22, 2009 at 6:26 am

From Deseret News:

Public meetings are scheduled next week in eastern Nevada by the U.S. Geological Survey to inform interested parties about field tests that will begin June 1 to map groundwater resources in the area.

Hosted by the survey’s Nevada Water Science Center, the Wednesday and Thursday meetings are likely to draw interest from critics of a proposal to tap the aquifer in the Snake Valley, which straddles the Nevada/Utah border. It is there that the Southern Nevada Water Authority hopes to draw 50,000 acre feet of water a year for the 300-mile Las Vegas Pipeline Project, a proposition generating mounting concern from opponents who fear it will jeopardize native plant and leave a dust bowl in its wake. “Usually these meetings are pretty popular because there is a lot of interest,” said Ed Klimasauskas, the agency’s outreach coordinator.

The meetings are Wednesday, May 27, in Ely at the Bristlecone Convention Center and Thursday, May 28, at the Great Basin National Park Center in Baker from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. both nights.

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May 22, 2009 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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