Residents urge caution on water, ask county to pause large developments
Residents and multiple commissioners said they want water studies and clearer allocations before major zone changes and master-plan amendments advance; commenters warned Pahrump faces shortages within years and asked the board to weigh community services and infrastructure.
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Pahrump residents used public comment at the Sept. 10 Pahrump Regional Planning Commission meeting to press officials to slow large-scale development until water availability and infrastructure impacts are better clarified. Multiple speakers said they were worried that current and proposed approvals — including expansions tied to the Mountain Falls South development agreement — risk exhausting local groundwater.
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