Board declines to make recommendations on multiple Truckee Meadows Water Authority change applications after map errors

Apr 7, 2026

County legal counsel told commissioners that multiple change applications filed by Truckee Meadows Water Authority included erroneous legal descriptions referring to Storey County acreage; the board accepted counsel’s recommendation not to take action and asked TMWA to correct exhibits with the State Engineer.

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Storey County commissioners reviewed a package of change applications filed by Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) seeking to convert various Truckee River irrigation rights to municipal or quasi‑municipal use and to adjust points of diversion.

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