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CNRWA comments on Pine Valley Water Supply Project Draft EIS

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The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District (CICWCD) filed an Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cedar City Field Office (CCFO) for a proposed buried water pipeline project and related appurtenances referred to as the Pine Valley Water Supply project (PVWS). The PVWS project would consists of construction, operation and maintenance of well and pumping facilities, solar power generation site and facility, water transmission pipeline and other related appurtenances, a water storage facility and the terminus of the pipeline that would connect wells in Pine Valley to the Cedar Valley system. CNRWA expressed concern that future pumping in Pine and Wah Wah Valleys as part of the Pine Valley Water Supply Project is projected to have long term effects on three groundwater basins in the Central Region: Dry Lake, Lake Valley and Spring Valley and concluded that the only acceptable action is the No Action Alternative and a withdrawal of the DEIS by the BLM.

You can read CNRWA’s comments here.

Round Mountain Gold Corporation 2021 Annual Report Presented to Nevada Division of Water Resources

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On March 3rd Round Mountain Gold Corporation presented their 2021 annual report to the Nevada Division of Water Resources. The report describes groundwater conditions and overall water management associated with mining, milling and ancillary activities in Nye County, Nevada as required by the terms of their current water rights permits and their approved Monitoring Plan. RMGC operates in the Big Smoky Valley-North hydrographic basin (Basin No. 137b). Click here to read the report.

NDEP issues permit for lithium brine pilot plant in Clayton Valley

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The Administrator of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has decided to issue new Water Pollution Control Permit NEV2020114 to Schlumberger Technology Corporation (STC). This Permit authorizes the construction, operation, and closure of approved mining facilities in Esmeralda
County, Nevada. The Division has been provided with sufficient information, in accordance with Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 445A.350 through 445A.447, to assure that the waters of the State will not be degraded by this operation, and that public safety and health will be protected. The Permit will become effective 2 March 2022. The final determination of the Administrator may be appealed to the State Environmental Commission pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 445A.605 and NAC 445A.407. All requests for appeals must be filed by 5:00 PM, 25 February 2022.

For more information, contact Michelle Griffin at (775) 687-9405 or visit the Division public notice website at https://ndep.nv.gov/posts/category/land

Final Nevada 2020-2022 Water Quality Integrated Report submitted to EPA

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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality Planning (BWQP) announced that the final Nevada 2020 – 2022 Water Quality Integrated Report, prepared in accordance with Clean Water Act sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314, was submitted to EPA for approval today.  The report documents the methodology used and assessment results of Nevada’s surface waters for the seven-year period October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2020.

The Final 2020-2022 Water Quality Integrated Report has been modified based on feedback from public and EPA comments and further review of the report and data.  BWQP included all pertinent information (solicitation of data, public comments with NDEP responses, etc.) into the FINAL Nevada 2020-2022 Water Quality Integrated Report document as attachments to keep all the information in one package with the hope of making the Integrated Report process more accessible to the public.    

All documents and the web map (under development) for the Nevada 2020 – 2022 Water Quality Integrated Report are available online at: https://ndep.nv.gov/water/rivers-streams-lakes/water-quality-standards/303d-305b-water-quality-integrated-report

Funds available for Drinking Water Projects

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Funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA, BIB, or BIL) are flowing to Nevada through the State Revolving Fund programs.  The Priority List for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund is now open. Capital Projects must be on the priority lists to receive funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. This is your chance to get on the list to be eligible for funding.  Pre-applications are being accepted until May 11, 2022 through the Nevada Infrastructure Financial System (NIFS).  Eligible systems are asked to sign up with NIFS and submit their applications as soon as possible. Click here for more information.

NRCS Offers New EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture and Drought Mitigation

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Nevada is announcing its first-round funding signup for Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), a new option available through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). While applications for EQIP are accepted throughout the year, interested producers should submit applications to their local NRCS office by April 15, 2022, to be considered for the 2022 ranking funding period.

EQIP-CIC expands resource benefits for Nevada producers through incentive conservation practices such as cover crops, transition to resource conserving crop rotations, and precision agriculture technologies along with a similarly broad suite of incentive practices for ranchers and nonindustrial private forest operators. Additionally, EQIP-CIC allows producers to target priority resource concerns on their property by offering incentive payments for a five-year contract without needing to enroll the entire operation into the program.

EQIP-CIC is designed to be a stepping-stone between EQIP and the Conservation Stewardship Program, to help producers improve their level of conservation and earn benefits of longer-term conservation enhancements. For more information about conservation planning and programs to help treat natural resource issues on your land, visit www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov or call the Nevada NRCS Service Center at (775) 857-8500