Read select content from the Communiqué (August 2023) online today.
What Developers Need to Know About, Amidst the Water Drought
Learn about strategies relevant to land use and development in southern Nevada. Guest authors: Brooke Holmes, Esq. and Michael S. Alires, Esq. of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP.
Bar Journal Communiqué Focuses on Natural Resources
Communiqué (May 2023) also includes the CCBA President’s Message, Pro Bono Corner, and a variety of highlights on court news and bar activities.
Nevada and the Shrinking Colorado River
“The Colorado River provides the Las Vegas Valley with 90 percent of its water, which serves roughly 70 percent of Nevada’s population, yet consumes just five percent of the state’s annual consumption.” Learn more in this piece written by Nevada lawyer Steven C. Anderson.
Crisis on the Colorado River – How Did We Get Here?
Allocations of water as well as the river’s operations are governed by a series of agreements, regulations, interstate compacts, and court decisions collectively referred to as the “Law of the River.” Learn more in this piece written by Nevada lawyer Christine Guerci.