Critics blast Las Vegas pipeline proposal

Published: Saturday, Nov. 19 2011 4:54 p.m. MST

Summary

An attorney for the LDS Church called a proposal for tapping ground water in the dry regions of Nevada and pumping it to Las Vegas a disaster with good intentions.

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Old Timer

the boonies, mexico

Just be careful with this issue water people. The fact is Las Vegas "already" has overbuilt. Now they want more water for future growth and that is absurb. Let's all work to see that these arrid areas of ridiculous growth from the past can More..

9:32 a.m. Nov. 20, 2011
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Virgil

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

How many more fountains do they need down there in Las Vegas to keep the tourists coming?

Say what you want about SLC wasting water, at least we don't pump it in from hundreds of miles away.

9:46 p.m. Nov. 19, 2011
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Allen#2

WEST VALLEY CITY, UT

I agree that it is evil for Las Vegas to pump water in from an underground aquifer.

Meanwhile Utah pumps water from the Colorado River basin to the Wasatch Front and Washington County wants to pump water many miles from the Colorado More..

6:26 a.m. Nov. 20, 2011
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Amy Joi O'Donoghue is the environmental reporter the Deseret News, specializing in coverage of issues that affect land, air, water and energy development. She has worked here since 1998 and has been an assistant city more ..

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