The Nevada State Climate Office’s monthly Drought Update report for the month of July is available at the Living with Drought website. Also, under the Report Your Conditions section, there is a link to the Condition Monitoring Reports (CMOR) tool that anyone can use to report drought conditions. CMOR is a great way to collect information from any interested parties in the general public who want to share their drought impact observations.
Adam Sullivan appointed Nevada State Engineer
The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR) announced that Adam Sullivan has been appointed to serve as Nevada’s 24th State Engineer and Administrator of the Department’s Division of Water Resources (NDWR). Click here to read more.
NWRA Sets Dates for 2022 Annual Conference
The 2022 NWRA Annual Conference will be held Monday, January 31 – Thursday, February 3, 2022 in Las Vegas. Click here for details.
DWR sets deadline for written comments on proposed regulations
The Division of Water Resources held public workshops on June 16th and 18th to solicit comments from interested persons on proposed new regulations. DWR will accept written comments on the proposed new regulations relating to administrative hearings before the State Engineer (LCB File No. R125-20) and on the proposed new regulations pursuant to Assembly Bill 62 of the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session, relating to applications for extensions of time to file a proof of construction of works and proof of beneficial use (LCB File No. R169-20) until July 16th. Comments can be submitted via email to: ndwr-regscomment@water.nv.gov. DWR will also hold another workshop on the proposed regulations relating to applications for extensions of time to file a proof of construction of works and proof of beneficial use on July 27th.
With new law, Las Vegas water agency bets on aggressive municipal water conservation measure’ to remove decorative turf, conserve Colorado River supply
By Daniel Rothberg, June 8th, 2021 – 2:00am
Click here to read the article in the Nevada Independent.
Drought Impacts Increase Across California-Nevada and Concern for Wildfire Potential Grows
This Drought Status Update is issued in partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the California-Nevada Applications Program, a NOAA RISA team, and the Western Regional Climate Center at the Desert Research Institute to communicate the current state of drought conditions in California-Nevada based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast. NIDIS and its partners will issue future Drought Updates as conditions evolve.
Click here to access the full drought update.