Letter: Should not take neighbor’s water

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Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 | 5:10 a.m.

When I moved here from Southern California, I never thought that Las Vegas would re-create an Owens Valley in eastern Nevada. By taking water from rural Nevada and piping it to the city, we are robbing our neighbors of their futures and threatening desert lakes and springs, just like the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power did to the Owens Valley, almost killing Mono Lake in the process.

I love the Desert Wildlife Refuge, just north of the city. Nevada must not repeat the mistakes that California made in taking Owens Valley water. Leave the water in the Desert Refuge!

DENISE LAHAV