Ranch, wildlife fears could sink Nev. water bill

By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal

Fears that mining companies and Las Vegas development will drain rural Nevada dry could sink an update to state water law.

Ranchers, anglers and environmentalists united Tuesday in opposition to Assembly Bill 298, which would revise Nevada water law.

The bill seeks to define in state law terms such as “perennial yield,” and “environmental soundness.