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LAS VEGAS -- Southern Nevada's top water official has launched a nine-stop tour of rural communities to address concerns and rally support for projects that would pipe water to the nation's fastest-growing region.
Through the end of August, Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy has scheduled trips to Elko, Ely, Logandale, Mesquite, Pahrump, Pioche, Reno, Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah.
At each location, she plans to meet with community leaders, elected officials and members of the media.
In the places identified as future water sources for Las Vegas -- rural Clark, Lincoln and White Pine counties -- Mulroy said her mission will be to explain the water authority's plans and reassure residents their water will be protected.
Mulroy also wants to discuss with White Pine County officials a possible water development deal similar to the one the water authority has with Lincoln County.
"I'm looking for an opportunity to perhaps throw something on the table that breaks these discussions loose," Mulroy said. "I want to get beyond the rhetoric."
Her first trip took her to Elko for a public meeting with the County Commission and a visit with the mayor.
Mulroy said her goal on both days will be to "dispel some of the myths out there."
"I want to stand in front of the Elko County Commission and tell them there are no plans to come to Elko" in search of water, she said.
Mulroy will be making a quick stop in Salt Lake City, where she hopes to speak with reporters about plans for two separate pipeline projects that could total more than $3 billion.
The water authority hopes to nearly double southern Nevada's water supply with the two projects, which have generated concern in Utah because they involve the Virgin River and two groundwater aquifers shared by Utah and Nevada.
Her stop in Ely on Aug. 25 includes a visit to the authority's new satellite office, which will serve as an information center for those with questions about the pipeline project. It also will provide work space for authority staff members who travel to White Pine County to study groundwater in the Snake and Spring valleys.
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