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NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
of White Pine County, Nevada
Meeting Agenda
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Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: White Pine County Library Conference Room
950 Campton Street, Ely, Nevada
This meeting is available via Teams.
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Note: All times are approximate except for public hearings and any other items agendized at a specific time. Action may be
taken on all items except where otherwise indicated. Items not scheduled for a specific time may be considered at any time
and in any order to promote efficiency. The Committee may combine two or more agenda items for consideration, and may
remove an item from the agenda or delay discussion at any time. Sponsorship of an Agenda Item by a member of the Natural
Resources Advisory Committee may not signify agreement with the requested action. The Natural Resources Advisory
Committee may take a short break every 1 ½ hours.
Public Comment: A period devoted to comments by the general public, if any, and discussion of those comments. No
action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included
on an agenda as an item upon which action will be taken (N.R.S. 241.020(2)(c)(3)). Public Comment during the Natural
Resources Advisory Committee Meeting will be for all matters, both on and off the agenda and will be limited to three (3)
minutes per person. The Committee reserves the right to reduce the time or limit the total time allowed for public comment.
Comments during Discussion Items may be accepted from the General Public. The Committee may prohibit comments if
the content of the comments are w not illfully disruptive of the meeting by being slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,
irrational, or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers. Persons are invited to submit
comments in writing on the agenda items and/or attend and make comment on the item at the Committee meeting.
1. 5:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
*3. Discussion/for Possible Action: The Committee will review a letter from the Nevada Division of
Water Resources regarding Application 94883 regarding an appropriation of water from Butte
Valley with a Place of Use in both White Pine and Elko Counties. The Committee may take action
to recommend County review and/or involvement in the application. Jeremy Drew, RCI
*4. Discussion/for Possible Action: The Committee will review the Nevada Division of Water
Resources Monthly Report for water right filings made in January 2026. The Committee may
take action to recommend County review and/or involvement in any application that may affect
the County’s water resources or related interests. Jeremy Drew, RCI
5. Discussion/Update from White Pine County
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6. Discussion/Update from various agencies and organizations:
a. Bureau of Land Management
b. U.S. Forest Service
c. National Park Service
d. Nevada State Parks
e. Department of Wildlife
f. Resource Concepts, Inc.
*7. Discussion/For Possible Action: Approval of minutes from the January 20, 2026 Natural
Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
*9. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:
Members of the public who are disabled and require special assistance or accommodations at the meeting
are requested to notify the Secretary. of the Natural Resources Advisory Committee at 1786 Great Basin
Boulevard, Suite 3, Ely, Nevada 89301; or by calling 775-293-6509 at least two (2) days in advance.
AFFIDAVIT:
I, Nichole Stephey, did on the 11th day of February 2026 by 9:00 .m. cause to be posted (5) five notices
of the Natural Resources Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda in the County of White Pine, to-wit: At the old
Courthouse at 801 Clark Street, the new Courthouse at 1786 Great Basin Boulevard, at the Public Safety
Building, the White Pine County Library, and at the Post Office. The meeting notice is also posted to the White
Pine County website at http://whitepinecounty.net and on the State of Nevada Public Notices website at
http://notice.nv.gov. An additional copy of the Agenda along with supporting material, if any, are on display
and available near the front counter of the White Pine County Clerk’s Office at 1786 Great Basin Boulevard,
Suite 3, Ely, NV 89301.
Nichole Stephey
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