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Nye County urges state to deny change applications that would send Basin 162 water to Clark County
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted to recommend the Nevada State Engineer deny three change‑of‑use applications that would have supplied construction water from Hydrographic Basin 162 for solar projects, citing basin over‑appropriation and risk to local wells.
The Nye County Board of Commissioners voted to ask the Nevada State Engineer to deny three change applications that would have allowed construction water to be moved from Hydrographic Basin 162 to supply solar development. The vote followed more than an hour of public comment by private‑well owners and residents who said Basin 162 is already over‑appropriated and that trucked construction water will threaten domestic wells and local livelihoods.
The motion, made during a lengthy public hearing, instructed staff to recommend denial of the change applications under NRS 533.363. Commissioners said the county’s role is advisory…
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