By Jeff DeLong | September 25, 2015
Changes to century-old law guiding water use across Nevada will likely be considered in the wake of the drought summit convened by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
The three-day conference, which wrapped up Wednesday in Carson City, was called in response to a crippling drought that has gripped Nevada for four straight years, diminishing water supplies, withering fields and producing widespread economic impacts.
Participants, including government and tribal officials, business leaders, farmers, ranchers, scientists and conservationists, agreed changes are needed to cope with droughts that are bound to reoccur in coming years.