[Kackikat]

You may be right, but do you have any documentation or proof?

[mad_as_he$$]

Reid is on record as opposing oil leases on federal property. That is easily searched. Some of Bundy’s STATE water rights are from the Virgin River. Nevada water law says you have to use the water or loose it, reverts back to the State.

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-533.html

Las Vegas ahs already applied and won Federal approval for a pipeline that runs clean through the disputed area and involves the Virgin River water shed.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-12/las-vegas-water-pipeline-plan-challenged-in-u-s-court.html

Study the Owens Valley in Kalifornia, same mechanism.