Diversity, Balance Needed For Nevada's Future

by Pat Mulroy, Las Vegas Sun

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Our community has reached a critical crossroads. From an economic standpoint, it would appear that Southern Nevada is slowly beginning to recover. However, job-creating investment has been slow to materialize. As we have learned over the years through numerous interactions with the financial and investment communities, Southern Nevada’s economic recovery is inextricably linked to the certainty of a reliable water supply.

As the agency tasked with ensuring that safe, reliable water supply, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has worked diligently to anticipate future water needs and identify supplies that can meet those needs half a century into the future.

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Nevada State Museum Prepares For Nevada Day Opening

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The 70,000-square-foot Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve is double the size of the former museum at Lorenzi Park and boasts permanent and temporary exhibit space, a research library and educational labs. The opening coincides with Gov. Brian Sandoval’s declaration of October as Nevada History Month.

“Museums play a key role in society — they engage people with their heritage and they stand as a place of learning and education,” Gov. Brian Sandoval said. “I’m pleased that this important cultural resource is opening, for both Nevadans and visitors to enjoy.”

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Truckee River Symposium in local press

by Ashley Hennefer, Reno News & Review

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A river ecosystem encompasses many elements--- the soil, the floliage, the water itself and the creatures that dwell within it.  But that's just the tangible portion of its existence.  Unseen forces, such as political discourse, fiscal planning, and the innovation of scientists are what ensure its survival.

Researchers, students, and members of the community gathered at the Truckee River Symposium September 27-29 to discuss issues affecting the Truckee River and surrounding areas.  The three-day event hosted at Desert Research Institute is held biannually.  With more than 110 in attendance, this year's conference focused on progress, despite economic and political setbacks.

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New Geothermal Plants, Technologies Come Online

posted on SustainableBusiness.com website

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 Geothermal plants have been slow to come online over the past few years, but several are under construction with more efficient technologies.

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) has renovated a 20 MW plant near Reno, Nevada to use air for cooling rather than water.

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Protecting Colorado River Flows Protects Local Economies

by Guest

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By the very nature of a desert climate, much of the West is challenged to get adequate access to life-giving water. Certainly with the ballooning population growth we’ve experienced in the Southwest, our largest source of water — the Colorado River — has become severely over extended. Add climate change and an 11-year drought, and the entire Colorado River basin is under siege like never before, with demand far exceeding supply and water storage reserves almost half empty.

Recently, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with four co-members of the business coalition Protect the Flows to address this situation, meeting with congressional leaders to deliver a vital message: keeping healthy flows in the Colorado River and its tributaries means healthy economics for our local businesses and communities. We also carried a formal letter to government leaders in the seven basin states, signed by an impressive 254 businesses across those states, voicing how important having a healthy river is to each of us.

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