Forces set to resist bid for rural water
Snake Valley — and its ranches, tribes and park — has chance of defeating Water Authority request
At top, a dragonfly rests on a plant in a rural Nevada spring near Wheeler Peak in White Pine County. Above, the jawbone of a horse lies near the dried-up Needle Point Spring in Snake Valley. The valley's water is coveted by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which has a request for pumping rights pending with the state engineer. Photo by: Sam Morris
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 2 a.m.