Land, Food, Water and The Future

For those of you interested in understanding some of the supply and demand issues around Water Rights in Nevada and the Colorado River Basin, as well as geo political wrangling, here are some links. If you would like own some Nevada Ground Water Rights, you need to call me, I have some very nice farm and ranch land listed with water rights.

California Recruits Water-Saving ‘Heroes’ as Drought Drags On

Experts offer grim water outlook for NV, CA

Climate change to strain Colorado River

Lake Mead, Key Water Source For Southwestern US, Could Be Dry By 2021

Historic Colorado River Streamflows Reconstructed Back To 1490

Welcome to "The New Normal"

The Water Information Program

Colorado River Interim Guidelines for
Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations
for Lakes Powell and Mead

Current Colo. River Basin dry spell could be worst in 500 years

STUDY SHOWS CURRENT DROUGHT BAD BUT NOT THE WORST UNLV 2004

Woodhouse Tree Ring Study

Future Of Western U.S. Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change

Climate Change Means Shortfalls In Colorado River Water Deliveries

American West Heating Nearly Twice As Fast As Rest Of World, New Analysis Shows

Colorado River Compact

Colorado River Compact Update?

PIPELINE PLANS: Judge kills water ruling

Nevada State Engineer Gives SNWA Water Rights

‘Owens Valley is the model of what to expect’

The Ripple Effect

Great Basin Water Network

Vegas water agency (SNWA) vows fight for groundwater plan, and wins

SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY’S PROPOSED SPRING VALLEY RULING

Nevada ruling could burst Las Vegas pumping plan

Another Pipeline to Drain Colorado River

Flaming Gorge Pipeline would irrevocably damage the Green River and further imperil the Colorado River downstream.

As you can tell there is plenty of science and opinion involved in these discussions. One thing seems clear to me, we are using or soon will be using more water than we have available. The opportunity to purchase irrigated farm and ranch land is today. The chances this land with water rights is going to get any less expense in the seems very slim.

Today's Investors are buying water rights. Who is buying these Water Rights?

Water Rights laws and use are complicated, yet many parcels with water rights are available today, some at very reasonable prices.

Chris W. Miller is a Nevada Farm and Ranch with Water Rights Specialist

Chris W. Miller
Vegas Grand Realty and Property Management
435-862-5951
702-990-5951

Nevada Water Rights

Land in Nevada

Nevada Ranch Properties

Lincoln County Land Market

Mesquite NV Real Estate Market

Drought, Food, and The Future

Drought, Food, and The Future

The drought has brought in sharp focus many issues, fundamentally it is about water, lack of water. Water however is no where near the top of the discussions we hear.

Perspectives shape views, concerns range from crop production, farm losses, food prices, balance between energy and food ratios, inflation. Food shortages have lead to at least a few regimes demise through out history. Remember, drought is about lack of water.

This brings us to a whole new view and issues, aquifers, drawdown and recharge, we are pumping water out far faster than it is replenishing itself. Some large aquifers are in fact expected by science to go dry. The Ogallala is ancient glacial water, the recharge source has been gone for thousands of years. The Ogallala is the largest aquifer in America.

Since the 1950’s, "predevelopment" when we your started pumping water out of Ogallala with electric pumps instead of windmills, the water table level has been dropping.

Unfortunately, this is a fact worldwide. So food production to feed the estimated nine billion world population twenty five years from now, must be the bigger question.

Questions from an individuals point of view could be, how can I and my offspring really be prepared. Personal responsibility and an individualistic spirit exemplified our ancestors. What can I do now to be prepared, for the generations to come.

Your water source is the key, do you depend on a municipal system? How secure do feel about that? Are you looking forward to a time when the ability to produce a percentage of your our required nutrition may be required? Remember the 2012 drought is leading to food shortages worldwide with six billion people today. World population is expected to increase by fifty percent in the next twenty five years.

With a relatively small parcel of land you can produce; grass feed beef, poultry, eggs, pork, fruits, vegetables, even milk, cheese, and fish, but you have to have a stable supply of water. It is a ton of work. It is how most Americans got through the depression, self sufficiency. We have superior tools and technology than they did. Greenhouses, electric well pumps, solar applications, aquaponics, kitchen counter sized milk pasturizers. The list goes on and on. Self sustainable lifestyles are considerably easier today than it was in the 1930’s.

The oil industry, hydrology, geology, climate change studies, well monitoring, flow gauge measurements of seeps and springs, weather monitoring of precipitation and snow pack, all add to our data and knowledge about what is going on below the surface of the land. We have a great deal of science regarding which water sources are stable, or in balance and which are not or may not be.

Where you own land will determine whether you have water or not.

Chris W. Miller
Vegas Grand Realty and Property Management
435-862-5951
702-990-5951

Nevada Water Rights

Land in Nevada

Nevada Ranch Properties

Lincoln County Land Market

Mesquite NV Real Estate Market