Amargosa Valley
The Amargosa Valley is a Nevada landform east of the Amargosa Range that is the eponym for the town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ran through the valley from 1906 to 1940.[1]
Solar thermal plant
Controversy over water rights resulted in 2009 when Solar Millennium, a German company, announced plans to build a solar thermal plant in the Amargosa Valley of Nevada which would require 20% of the water available in the area.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUQZv6TK24 "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye
- ^ "Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water" article by Todd Woody in The New York Times September 29, 2009
- Pilgrims in the desert : the early history of the east Mojave desert and Baker, California area by Le Hayes and the Mojave River Valley Historical Association, Mojave River Valley Historical Association, (2005) ISBN 0-918614-16-3 ISBN 978-0-918614-16-2
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