water issues

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation continues to fulfill all essential public highway services, including roadway maintenance and construction. Following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s direction and public health guidelines, the Department has transitioned to online business services and protocols as a proactive measure to help reduce spread of COVID-19 in our communities.

Carson City Public Works crews are currently onsite Tuesday evening repairing an equipment failure in the Shadow Hills Pressure Zone, south of Fairview Drive, east of Edmonds Drive and north of Koontz Lane.

Carson City Cooperative Extension’s Capital City Farm Days is set for April 11-12, 2019. This popular annual event for pre-K though 5th graders takes place at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall and Carson City Fairgrounds.

Those who attend the sixth annual International Film Weekend in Carson City will get a glimpse into some of Nevada’s hidden treasures, as well as a look at cultures around the world.

“We hope people will see how we are all the same, underneath,” said chairwoman Linda Bellegray. “Our humanity is universal.”

This month, California Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown signed probably the most restrictive water consumption law in the country. Under the new statute, starting in 2022 every California man, woman and child will be restricted to 55 gallons of water use per day. For a family of four, that’s 220 gallons per day.

The penalties for using more water than your allocation under this newest socialist Democrat program? Between $1,000 and $10,000 per day.

Please tell the Lahontan Waterboard to put a stop to the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) proposal to put chemicals into the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe!

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Water Resources Specialist John Cobourn has received a national award for his innovative approaches in programs addressing flash floods, environmentally friendly landscaping, Lake Tahoe’s water quality, and other water issues in northern Nevada.

A new initiative by the University of Nevada, Reno to foster creative, interdisciplinary research aimed at answering critical questions related to water resource management and sustainability was approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.

CARSON CITY—The Carson River Coalition (CRC) with the Carson Water Subconservancy District (CWSD) is hosting a public CRC meeting on October 21, 2015 from 9am-1pm at the Carson City Public Library, Digitorium Room, 900 N. Roop Street, Carson City, NV. Daniel P. Beard, Former Commissioner at the Bureau of Reclamation and Author of Deadbeat Dams is the keynote speaker. His talk will give a unique perspective on water issues and policies facing the western states.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The State Engineer will hold public workshops regarding water issues in the Mason Valley and Smith Valley Hydrographic Basins. The agendas are available at water.nv.gov. Reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the workshop can be made, or a copy of the agenda can be provided, by calling 775-684-2800.

Smith Valley Hydrographic Basin Workshop: Thursday, August 27, at 2:00 p.m.
Smith Valley Community Hall
2783 Highway 208, Smith Valley

Getting to the finals of the Walt Disney Imaginations Design Competition was a pinnacle for three University of Nevada, Reno engineering students, who spent a week in a fun and intensive competition with five other finalist universities.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of July 9-15, 2014.

WNC will screen the newly released inspirational and breathtaking film, The Mono Lake Story. After the 30 minute film, there will be a discussion about the current controversy over Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plan to pump and pipe groundwater from rural Cave, Dry Lake, Delamar, and Spring Valleys to Las Vegas.

An advisory group is being formed to help Douglas County deal with water system issues in the Lake Tahoe basin."The workgroup is comprised of individuals with legal, cost accounting, consulting, fi...

By Nevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CITY – Nevada state Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson has been selected to serve as vice chairman of the Council of State Governments-West in 2011.
The organization of state legislators from the Western U.S. holds regular meetings on issues and concerns common to western states.

A screening of the public television documentary "Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure" will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday May, 20 in the Carson City Library Auditorium, 900 N. Roop St, Carson City. The event will be hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers – Capital Branch.

The screening will be followed by a community discussion with Mark Brethauer P.E., a Senior Project Manager with Carson City Public Works. The event is free and open to the public.

When Carson City Supervisors sit down for their first meeting of the new decade this week, they’ll be looking at a new inter-county water pipeline that could raise water rates forCarson City residents