The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument on the Diamond Valley Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) for June 2nd from 9:30 am to 10:30 am in Las Vegas. The oral argument can also be viewed live on utube.
The Diamond Valley GMP was developed in response to State Engineers Order #1264, which designated Diamond Valley as a Critical Management Area (CMA) in 2015. This designation requires the development of a GMP within 10 years in order to remove Diamond Valley from this designation. If the GMP is not approved within this 10-year timeframe, the State Engineer shall order that groundwater withdrawals be restricted to conform to priority rights. The goal of the GMP is to stabilize the groundwater table by annually reducing the amount of water that can be
pumped by each shareholder under the GMP.
State Engineer’s Order# 1302 approving the GMP was appealed to the District Court, which found that the Order was unlawful. The District Court’s finding was then appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court. Click here for case information (#81224) and docket entries.