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Board tells regional planning commission it has no water-based objection to proposed Pahrump gas station
Summary
After review of environmental site assessments and drainage plans, the Water District board told the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission it saw no groundwater impacts that would warrant opposition to a proposed gas station at the Highway 160/372 site and voted to support the project.
The Nye County Water District Governing Board reviewed a proposed re-development of the former Bank of America site at the intersection of Highway 160 and Highway 372 and told the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission it had no water-based objection to the project.
Developers presented Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, a geotechnical report and details on underground fuel-tank installation and monitoring. The applicant said soils testing showed no need for further contamination testing and described standard operational monitoring and maintenance for underground fuel tanks, daily crew inspections and record-keeping consistent with Nevada reporting and inspection requirements.
The proposal includes a convenience store with a c-store car wash. Applicant representatives said landscaping (about 15,000 square feet) will use drip irrigation and that the car wash will be equipped with water-capture and recycling systems consistent with contemporary low-water best practices.
Board members and county planning staff discussed flood history and drainage. The planning commission’s referral to the water board cited the district’s community source protection map; the project site lies outside the narrower 10-year capture “bull’s-eye” shown in the adopted plan. The board and the applicant agreed that the necessary drainage and Site Development Plan (Cat-1 SDP) elements would be reviewed and conditioned in the land-use approval and in subsequent permitting.
After discussion, the water board moved to support the planning application on the basis that submitted environmental and engineering materials did not show likely groundwater impacts. A motion stating “no groundwater impacts or potential problems identified at this time” passed unanimously (6-0). The statement will be filed with the regional planning commission for its pending land-use decision.
