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Commission backs support for water-rights application tied to mining uses in Butte Valley
Summary
After a public hearing with no public testimony, Elko County commissioners voiced support for application 94800And83, which proposes appropriating 100 acre-feet annually for mining exploration, dust control and related uses in the Butte Valley Hydrographic Basin (White Pine County); commissioners authorized a letter of support/recommendation to engineers.
The Elko County Commission conducted a public hearing under the Nevada open-meeting statutes to receive citizen input on application 94800And83, a Nevada Division of Water Resources filing by Granikin proposing to appropriate 100 acre-feet annually from the Butte Valley Hydrographic Basin to support mining exploration, drilling, dust control, road construction and a gravel pit.
No members of the public testified at the hearing. Staff explained the procedural role of the commission: the hearing solicited public input and the board could provide a recommendation or comment to engineers but was not required to take a regulatory action. Commissioner (Speaker 4) moved that the board support the applicant’s request; Commissioner (Speaker 8) seconded the motion and a voice vote was called. Chair recorded the motion as carried.
Why it matters: the application would move water out of White Pine County for use in mining-related activities; commissioners discussed cross-county implications and logged their general support, noting the item’s status as a non-regulatory recommendation to technical staff and the state engineer. The commission’s support will be recorded in the county’s recommendation file for the engineers reviewing the state application.
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