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Water Management Issues: South-West USA
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Background:
Nevada, USA.
Intense competition for water from Pyramid Lake.
Stakeholders
:
The farmers around Fallon, Nevada require water to
irrigate
crops.
Residents of
Reno
is need water for
domestic
use.
The city is
expanding
rapidly and water requirements are rising just as
quickly.
Pyramid Lake
is a nature reserve valued by
Native Americans.
They believe they are spiritually connected to a
rare breed
of fish in the lake.
Results
:
Competition
was so intense legal action was taken.
Federal authorities ruled the
Native Americans
and
Reno residents
as having the highest priority.
Fields
dried up as a result.
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