TOPICAL ARTICLES

September 2005

To read this entire item of approximately 1850 words online now in PDF format: Click here to read this item if you are an existing subscriber to this publication. Click here to purchase the full text of this item to read now (price: $25). To subscribe to this publication and immediately access all its archives including this item, select the relevant publication under 'Catalogue' in the left-hand column PLEASE NOTE: to read PDFs on www.argento.com you must be using Version 5 of Acrobat Reader or Adobe Reader. If you have an earlier version you can download the latest free of charge by clicking here

Nevada: Water Supply and the Land Use Connection

“Nevada has, on average, less precipitation than any other State in the Union.” Nevada v. United States, 463 U.S. 110, 114 (1983). Despite its arid conditions, the state continues to grow. Striking a balance between supplying the water needs of its growing population and not exhausting its water supply has always been a challenge in Nevada. Not only must the state meet the water demands of its rapidly expanding urban areas, it must also ensure that the farming, ranching, and mining industries’ water existing water rights are not impaired by future development.