Nevada power plant threatens Honey Lake Valley water

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Nevada has at least 6 new coal fired power plants proposed and hardly a word against any of them. Wait til California and Utah wake up. It may be too late.


The latest threat to Honey Lake Valley water comes in the form of a proposed coal-fired power plant in Gerlach, Nev.

By Shayla Ashmore
Managing Editor
The latest threat to Honey Lake Valley water comes in the form of a proposed coal-fired power plant in Gerlach, Nev.

The 1,450 megawatt Granite Fox power plant, to be built just over the state line from Sierra Army Depot, about six miles northwest of Gerlach would use about 16,000 acre feet of water a year.

That amount of water “is slightly more than Franklin Jeans was proposing to ship to Reno,” according to Supervisor Jim Chapman.

One acre foot is enough to supply a family of four for a year, according to westernresources.org. Chapman said 16,000 acre feet is a lot of water.


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