Underground Solutions Inc. (fka UGSI)

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Interestingly enough, the article leads to a project I work on as a semi-retired hydrogeologic consultant. There is a link at the bottom of the article about "fight over Vegas Pipeline" where the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)is proposing a pipeline to northern Nevada basins hundreds of miles long to pump groundwater from those basin to Las Vegas. Estimates of cost for the project range to over $15 billion. Of course the people living in those northern basins are mostly opposed to the "Las Vegas Water Grab." I set up a ground water monitoring program in basins adjacent to the ones already targeted by SNWA for water export. My data will provide baseline water-levels for future reference should the SNRWA expand their water hunt.

The agency I work for (Central Nevada Regional Water Authority) has a conference (Great Basin Water Forum)every year in October about western water issues and this year will be a very interesting one in Bishop California and the focus will be the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles project to pump water from the Owens Valley. I believe the Forum will be a significant historical gathering of people for and against long pipeline projects. There will be a tour the day before of the Owens Valley project and speakers will include strong desalinization supporters as a better alternative to groundwater pumping and long pipelines. The Forum is free and information about it is on the CNRWA website.

Thanks for showing this article. I have no doubt the aging infrastructure in the US will require billions in repairs and replacements but it seems I have heard that same plea many years ago while UGSI still drifts around the same price.