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Carson Water Subconservancy presents 30-year regional drought and water sustainability plan to Douglas County
Summary
Ed James of the Carson Water Subconservancy District presented a 30-year watershed and drought plan that finds generally sufficient water rights on paper but warns of shifting runoff timing, access constraints in Stagecoach and Silver Springs, storage limits, and the need for conjunctive management and mitigation strategies.
The Carson Water Subconservancy District (CWSD) delivered an overview of a 30-year Carson River watershed drought and water sustainability study in a Feb. 1 presentation to the Douglas County Board.
Ed James, CWSD general manager on his last day, summarized work funded by a Nevada Department of Emergency Management grant and modeling by Loomis & Associates and the USGS. The study considered nine major upstream purveyors and examined whether growth and groundwater pumping would affect surface flows over the next 30 years.
James said, on paper, most purveyors have adequate water rights to support projected growth, but he cautioned that…
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