SALT LAKE CITY — Utah and Nevada officials have agreed to sign a deal that would split border groundwater in the Snake Valley despite resistance from a Utah advisory board, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Board members of the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council expressed disapproval of the plan after a Wednesday meeting, but they realized a deal is forthcoming, the article stated.
The deal divides 108,000 acre-feet of water into equal parts for both states, but most of the new rights would be given to Nevada because Utah farmers have already been using most of the water, the story reported.
Nevada Department of Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi said, “The State of Nevada at this point feels comfortable with the 50-50 split.”
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