Fernley fears future water shortage as $148M plans to line Truckee Canal move forward
Fernley fears future water shortage as $148M plans to line Truckee Canal move forward Reno-Gazette-Journal 3/11/2021 © JASON BEAN/RGJ The Truckee Canal is seen west of Fernley on March 5, 2021. Some rural Nevada water users will be on the hook to help fund a project that could ultimately dry up their city’s main source of water, although neither the state or federal government recognizes it as a valid water right. Following a 2008 Truckee Canal breach that flooded nearly 600 Fernley residences, the Bureau of Reclamation has ordered nearly 13 miles of the canal be lined with an impermea...
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