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DRI gives midterm update on county water‑resource plans; Esmeralda serves as case study
Summary
The Desert Research Institute told the CNRWA it is halfway through a two‑year, DCNR‑funded effort to develop or update county water‑resource plans for rural Nevada, with Esmeralda County used as a pilot and a focus on supply‑vs‑demand analysis, water‑rights inventories and outreach to county land‑use bodies.
The Desert Research Institute presented a midterm update to the Central Nevada Regional Water Authority on Jan. 9 about a two‑year program to develop or update county water‑resource plans for rural Nevada.
Daniel Safner, a hydrogeologist at DRI, said the initiative — funded by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources through the Nevada Water Conservation Infrastructure Initiative — aims to compile water‑resource inventories, assess existing and projected demand by manner of use (irrigation,…
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