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Federal Official Blocks Water For Walker Lake Restoration, Conservation Group Alleges In Court Document

/in , /by /The Nevada Independent (Las Vegas)by Daniel Rothberg

A federal official is attempting to “obstruct” the flow of water to restore habitat at Walker Lake, the conservancy responsible for administering federal restoration funds alleged in federal district court last week. After years of litigation, lawyers for the Walker Basin Conservancy said that “at some point, the court must put a stop to the federal water master’s obstruction.”

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Southwest Governors Asked To Submit Colorado River Comments As Another ‘Deadline’ Passes, States Get An Extension

/in , /by /The Nevada Independent (Las Vegas)

The federal government initiated a comment period today for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, after Arizona and California were unable to agree on a Southwest drought plan by a second “deadline” of March 4. The Department of Interior is now giving the governors of the seven states, including Nevada, 15 days to offer recommendations on how federal water managers should proceed if the states can’t agree to a drought plan that they have been negotiating for years.

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