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Where do I sign?.
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is it here?.
This isn't just about generating the maximum income possible.
To tree-huggers like myself... when you mess with a whole eco-system like this (even if you don't appreciate the high desert eco-systems) it's asking for ecological problems we DON'T fully understand yet and possibly don't want down the road.
If we keep sticking straws into these underground aquifers and sucking them dry for entertainment profits... We will someday be sorry.
This is a perfect example of a person who puts man's greed as Priority #1... and his disregard for how his actions affect nature and long term health of the natural systems the Earth provides almost LAST.
Overall, I would say it is unlikely to be a viable solution for the long term. The aquifer will likely fall (possibly helped along by lower rainfall) and then we'll see if Las Vegas will be willing to give up the water.
#1. We're not giving our water away. They are taking it... from wells drilled on the Navada side. The problem is, the aquifer it draws from is in both States (sort of like Lake Tahoe). Would YOU be OK if Nevada decided to drain Lake Tahoe... as long as the pumping station was on the Navada side of the lake? Of course you wouldn't. It's a similar issue.
#2. Utah's not asking for money. There's no proposal to sell the water or the water rights. Either Navada has the legal right to pump it... or they don't. There's no proposal to sell it.
At least know what you're posting about.
As my good friend Ed used to say, "visitors to the Beehive state are always welcome, but are advised to set their watches back 50 years." Sometimes Ed meant that in a complimentary way, but he would have used it here to mock those who can't understand that when one species dies, it means many more less famous ones already have, and many others are on their way, including some that you proudly myopic know-nothings may care about.