Nevada residents blast Utah's Lake Powell pipeline plan
August 28, 2020
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water to southwest Utah, reflecting intensifying struggles over water in the U.S. West.
Laughlin residents Brea Chiodini and Sharon Sauer, both members of the "River Flow Committee" community organization, are collecting signatures for a letter they intend to send to the Bureau of Reclamation about what they see as the project's dangers, The Laughlin Nevada Times reported.
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