Strategies for Managing and Sustaining Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in Nevada (2023)
We assembled 10 strategies for managing and sustaining groundwater-dependent ecosystems in Nevada that collectively address most of the stressors and threats we assessed in 2022. Each strategy includes rationale for why it is needed, examples of actions associated with each strategy, and discussion of challenges and considerations. This 2-page factsheet outlines the strategies.
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Subject Tags
- Groundwater
- Rivers
- Wetlands
Description
An assessment of stressors and threats to groundwater dependent ecosystems in Nevada found that many of the wells across the state have significantly declining groundwater levels, and projections are for less water available from the atmosphere in the future, which will compound other stressors and threats they face. To address these stressors and threats, we developed ten strategies that collectively can address most of the stressors and threats we analyzed. The strategies were developed by having discussions with many organizations and entities, literature review, and a survey of staff from The Nature Conservancy in Nevada, among other things. Each strategy includes rationale for why it is needed, examples of actions associated with the strategy and challenges and considerations for implementing the strategy.
Additional Resources
- Report and Strategies for managing and sustaining groundwater-dependent ecosystems
- Strategies to Address Risks to Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems. Published paper by Saito et al. (2025)