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Matthew Winterhawk

@W4Nevada

Founder of W4USA Network & SmartSlaps Foundation. Creator of W4NEWS, MYW4, PlayAcro & Guardians Universe. Inform. Connect. Play. Built to serve.

 Las Vegas, NV
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Round Mountain mine seeks septic-capacity expansion; comments due November 27 w4news.org/round-mountain-mi…
Round Mountain mine seeks septic-capacity expansion; comments due November 27 - W4NEWS

Round Mountain mine seeks septic-capacity expansion; comments due November 27 - W4NEWS

NDEP proposes a five-year groundwater-discharge renewal with major modification. The draft covers domestic wastewater from mine employees, not mine-process water, and requires no groundwater monito...

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Tonopah lithium permit issued; appeal deadline is November 7 w4news.org/tonopah-lithium-f…
Tonopah lithium permit issued; appeal deadline is November 7 - W4NEWS

Tonopah lithium permit issued; appeal deadline is November 7 - W4NEWS

The permit authorizes up to 1,000 tons of ore processing a year and requires liner-integrity testing before operations. It does not resolve separate reclamation security if disturbance later exceeds...

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Nevada proposes new small-wastewater-system operator grade; workshop November 12 w4news.org/nevada-wastewater…
Nevada proposes new small-wastewater-system operator grade; workshop November 12 - W4NEWS

Nevada proposes new small-wastewater-system operator grade; workshop November 12 - W4NEWS

NDEP's hybrid workshop runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time November 12. The agency says no action will be taken there; the State Environmental Commission would act at a later regulatory...

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Clark County Planning Commission to revisit 10-acre refuse transfer station w4news.org/clark-county-refu…
Clark County Planning Commission to revisit 10-acre refuse transfer station - W4NEWS

Clark County Planning Commission to revisit 10-acre refuse transfer station - W4NEWS

The L R L J Properties proposal sits in an Industrial Light zone within the AE-65 airport overlay and seeks changes to buffering, screening and residential-adjacency standards. The agenda does not...

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Esmeralda County to weigh Gold Point water moratorium and emergency review w4news.org/esmeralda-gold-po…
Esmeralda County to weigh Gold Point water moratorium and emergency review - W4NEWS

Esmeralda County to weigh Gold Point water moratorium and emergency review - W4NEWS

The agenda cites no fire-suppression storage, potable delivery or domestic sewage infrastructure and connects the review to NDWR Applications 95366T and 95367. Those agenda claims are not final...

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Aurora road permit reaches November 4 hearing; notice allows exploration traffic, not mining or milling w4news.org/mineral-aurora-ro…
Aurora road permit reaches November 4 hearing; notice allows exploration traffic, not mining or...

Aurora road permit reaches November 4 hearing; notice allows exploration traffic, not mining or...

Day and night work trips, heavy-equipment movements and the terms of road maintenance can affect other road users and county resources. The published description does not quantify those effects.

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Humboldt may sell fairgrounds water right to Winnemucca; price and transfer terms are absent from the staff request w4news.org/humboldt-fairgrou…
Humboldt may sell fairgrounds water right to Winnemucca; price and transfer terms are absent from...

Humboldt may sell fairgrounds water right to Winnemucca; price and transfer terms are absent from...

The decision concerns disposition of a county-held water asset and the cost and feasibility of retaining it. The benefit of a sale depends on its actual terms and any required state approvals.

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CSN seeks November 4 input on its next strategic plan; public comment comes before priorities are settled w4news.org/csn-strategic-pla…
CSN seeks November 4 input on its next strategic plan; public comment comes before priorities are...

CSN seeks November 4 input on its next strategic plan; public comment comes before priorities are...

A strategic plan guides priorities and future resource choices. Public input is most useful while goals and measures are being developed, before later funding or program decisions are treated as...

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Clark seeks $3.9 million for jail AI analysis; November 3 vote would authorize an application, not deploy a system w4news.org/clark-jail-ai-ana…
Clark seeks $3.9 million for jail AI analysis; November 3 vote would authorize an application, not...

Clark seeks $3.9 million for jail AI analysis; November 3 vote would authorize an application, not...

Public funding for analysis of detention-related data raises questions about cost, effectiveness, data access and safeguards. Those choices should be visible before procurement or implementation.

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Clark sets November 3 hearing on up to $50 million in airport hangar bonds; county disclaims repayment liability w4news.org/clark-airport-han…
Clark sets November 3 hearing on up to $50 million in airport hangar bonds; county disclaims...

Clark sets November 3 hearing on up to $50 million in airport hangar bonds; county disclaims...

County-owned airport facilities would be used by a private borrower. Residents can examine the public purpose, financing boundaries, property arrangements and what other approvals remain necessary.

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Reno draft agenda puts $463,480 sewer cross-connection design contract to council w4news.org/reno-sewer-cross-…
Reno draft agenda puts $463,480 sewer cross-connection design contract to council - W4NEWS

Reno draft agenda puts $463,480 sewer cross-connection design contract to council - W4NEWS

The city says the cross-connections consume sewer capacity and increase wastewater-treatment costs. The source is an official draft memo, so the final posted agenda must be checked before relying on...

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Mineral County to weigh parcel lease and temporary power for contractor laydown yard w4news.org/mineral-county-po…
Mineral County to weigh parcel lease and temporary power for contractor laydown yard - W4NEWS

Mineral County to weigh parcel lease and temporary power for contractor laydown yard - W4NEWS

The agenda identifies a contractor laydown yard but not the project it serves, lease price, parcel acreage, utility connection or restoration terms. The unnamed end project remains an identity...

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Las Vegas to weigh $641,558 design increase for new wastewater laboratory w4news.org/las-vegas-wastewa…
Las Vegas to weigh $641,558 design increase for new wastewater laboratory - W4NEWS

Las Vegas to weigh $641,558 design increase for new wastewater laboratory - W4NEWS

Amendment No. 1 would raise total compensation to $2,514,562 after the project changed from rehabilitation and expansion to a new laboratory building. It would fund design, not award construction.

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Esmeralda County to weigh 10-acre-foot Ormat water lease for geothermal construction w4news.org/esmeralda-ormat-g…
Esmeralda County to weigh 10-acre-foot Ormat water lease for geothermal construction - W4NEWS

Esmeralda County to weigh 10-acre-foot Ormat water lease for geothermal construction - W4NEWS

The proposed term would not exceed two years, Ormat would pay fees and a final agreement would return to the Board before an NDWR application. The November 4 item would not itself transfer a water...

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You Clicked Agree: How America's Phones, TVs, Apps and Ads Track You and How to Break the Loop w4news.org/terms-tracking-pr…
You Clicked Agree: How America's Phones, TVs, Apps and Ads Track You and How to Break the Loop -...

You Clicked Agree: How America's Phones, TVs, Apps and Ads Track You and How to Break the Loop -...

A source-by-source investigation of social platforms, phones, computers, smart televisions, advertising identifiers, data brokers and the legal rights Americans can use, plus a 30-minute reset, a...

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Nevada opens combat-rule review October 28; safety safeguards and notice accuracy need a clear record w4news.org/nevada-athletic-c…
Nevada opens combat-rule review October 28; safety safeguards and notice accuracy need a clear...

Nevada opens combat-rule review October 28; safety safeguards and notice accuracy need a clear...

Licensing, medical review, equipment inspection and contest procedures affect fighter safety and the terms on which Nevada events operate. A simpler form and a weaker safeguard are different kinds of...

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Big Bend water-waste fees face November 3 impact review; largest-meter repeat charge reaches $5,120 w4news.org/big-bend-water-wa…
Big Bend water-waste fees face November 3 impact review; largest-meter repeat charge reaches $5,120...

Big Bend water-waste fees face November 3 impact review; largest-meter repeat charge reaches $5,120...

The proposal would extend charges for prohibited non-essential water uses and confront customers with potential landscaping or operating costs. Minimal estimated revenue is different from a quantif...

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Maryland seeks December 7 comments on statewide mine, quarry and plant discharge permit w4news.org/maryland-mineral-…
Maryland seeks December 7 comments on statewide mine, quarry and plant discharge permit - W4NEWS

Maryland seeks December 7 comments on statewide mine, quarry and plant discharge permit - W4NEWS

A November 30 hybrid hearing will precede the final written-comment deadline on proposed General Permit 26MM for stormwater and certain wastewater discharges.

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Nevada beauty-rule review is October 28; written input remains open through November 4 w4news.org/nevada-cosmetolog…
Nevada beauty-rule review is October 28; written input remains open through November 4 - W4NEWS

Nevada beauty-rule review is October 28; written input remains open through November 4 - W4NEWS

The existing rules address training, sanitation, equipment, supervision and enforcement. Administrative simplification and removal of a health safeguard are different potential changes.

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Massage board opinion votes follow scratch-business petitions; final scope needs a public record w4news.org/nevada-massage-sc…
Massage board opinion votes follow scratch-business petitions; final scope needs a public record -...

Massage board opinion votes follow scratch-business petitions; final scope needs a public record -...

A written classification can affect whether a service requires professional licensure and what boundaries apply. The record should identify the actual service and legal basis, rather than rely on a...

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