The Nye County Water District is pursuing an exploratory drilling project to see if outflow from Basin No. 162 can be used for the Town of Pahrump.
Basin No. 162 has a reported perennial yield of 20,000 acre-feet of water, which includes 8,000 acre-feet of outflow that leaves the basin each year.
The Water District Board considered a feasibility study for the Water Infrastructure and Pipeline Project Phase One during its Oct. 13 meeting. The previous perennial yield accounted for just 12,000 acre-feet. Around 2014, the Town began using more water than the perennial yield could provide.
The water that flows out of the basin currently goes to Tecopa, Calif. where it evaporates. The project would result in a wellfield and pipeline that would redirect the outflow back to the Town.
The Water District is seeking federal funding to pay for the project through the Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to applying for funding, the Water District must have a shovel-ready proposal. The feasibility study is the first step toward that status.
EUS Professional Solutions 30, LLC was selected to conduct the study. The contract received unanimous approval. (Source: Pahrump Valley Times)
