Ban Law Office PC – Utah Veterans Disability, Utah Environmental Law

As explained below Gov. Herbert has been at the cusp of signing the deeply flawed agreement with Nevada but for whichever reason has been hesitant. He needs to be convinced through letters that this agreement should never be signed. Below are talking points from Brian Moench MD, from UPHE, [...]

Although things looked real bad last fall when Governor Herbert and DNR Director Styler gave the public the impression that the agreement would be signed very quickly after public comment this didn’t end up happening. Then at the end of 2009 it looked like the Governor would sign it and [...]

A judge in Nevada’s seventh Judicial District overturned Nevada State Water Engineer Tracy Taylor’s decision approving large water diversions from Cave, Delmar, and Dry Lake Valleys. These diversions to Las Vegas would have been parlayed with Spring and Snake Valley, which of course is located mostly in Utah, but [...]

The Great Basin Water Network in a recent public records request reveals that Utah’s position on the Vegas water grab changed when Nevada threatened to derail attempts to construct a Lake Powell pipeline to Washington County, Utah. Although it seems Utah initially insisted that the Snake Valley aquifer be split [...]

The largest association of doctors in the state, the UMA, has formally expressed its opposition to the Vegas water grab and associated diversion of water from the Snake Valley. The UMA has expressed opposition since the pumping of water at the proposed levels would prevent west desert vegetation from growing [...]

Here they are. Feel free to use them as you will. Due September 30th please express your opposition to the Agreement……its a real disaster especially if you live in Utah. Send to snakevalley@utah.gov.

Dr. Brian Moench, head of UPHE has written amazing comments on the water grab from a human health perspective. Check them out and more importantly integrate them into your own comments to snakevalley@utah.gov and others.

Utah proposes to sign an agreement to permit the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump
36,000 acre feet of water per year from Utah’s Snake Valley to Las Vegas. This deal could
devastate area ranching, wildlife and recreation, and turn this West Desert valley into a dust
bowl affecting the air quality [...]

Although Utah State DNR head continues to laud what he says is a fair water deal between Utah and Nevada most others are uniformly rejecting the agreement. Foremost among the opponents of the deal are the Utah Association of Counties not usually known to be on the forefront of environmental [...]

Just today the draft agreement between Utah and Nevada was circulated for public review. Public hearings to be held next week in various locales that includes Salt Lake City and Delta. The rhetoric evident from Utah state press releases is that the agreement equitably allocates water to [...]