SNWA pipeline may face delays due to springsnail species

Environmental groups are suing the federal government to list a number of springsnail species to the Endangered Species List. If successful, they could block the 280-mile pipeline currently under review that would transport water from underground aquifers in rural valleys in Nevada to Las Vegas.

The pipeline is the focus of a BLM Environmental Assessment currently open to public comment. (See previous post), and the project has been approved by the State Engineer despite considerable controversy.

A 2009 USFWS study named several snail species as needing further investigation to determine their status as endangered or threatened.

Source: San Francisco Gate