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Nye County hearing on Basin 162 water transfers highlights local concern and no formal county action
Summary
At a lengthy public hearing, the Nye County Water District defended moving pumpage from the north to the south end of Basin 162 to protect wells while vowing to oppose solar development; residents raised metering, trucking and cumulative‑use concerns. The commission took no formal action but directed staff to draft letters and return.
Daniel Weeks, general manager of the Nye County Water District, told commissioners at the Dec. 3 meeting that the district supports redistributing pumpage within Basin 162 — shifting extra withdrawals to the valley’s south end — to reduce drawdown near heavily used wells in the north. He said the district funded a Basin‑162 groundwater model grant and has pressed for consistency among state and county planning documents; he noted the board “does not support 162 solar development” while urging the state engineer to allow pumpage relocation if it will happen regardless.
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