By Bill Hauck, Water Supply Supervisor. Truckee Meadow Water Authority

This winter brought one of the biggest snowpack years on record, and the water supply outlook for our region is excellent! Official April 1st snowpack measurements for the Lake Tahoe Basin came in at 242% of normal. With the big spring runoff, it is expected that all upstream reservoirs on the Truckee River system will fill this year.

Lake Tahoe, with its massive 744,600-acre foot storage capacity, should come very close to filling. (The top 6.1 ft. of storage above the lake’s rim is used to provide river flows and drought reserves). This is a remarkable rebound for the lake which, in early December, was almost six inches below its natural rim. As of mid-April, Tahoe’s elevation…

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Check out the Market Report for Reno & Sparks, Fernley, Fallon, Carson Valley, and Incline Village. As you can see, the Northern Nevada Real Estate Market is picking up steam; more new listings are on the market, with slightly higher median prices and homes going under contract sooner.


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Northern Nevada Business Weekly

At the heart of the country’s largest industrial park, in the midst of the high desert just 20 miles east of Reno, sits the Nevada Gigafactory — a 5.4-million-square-foot facility where thousands of Tesla employees have produced millions of electric vehicle batteries over the past decade.

Since construction of the Gigafactory began in 2014 after a landmark $1 billion tax incentive deal approved by lawmakers in a special session, Tesla and the ever-growing Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center have significantly altered the Northern Nevada region. Unemployment has plummeted. Housing prices have surged. Storey County, once a desolate former mining community, is now a technology hub. State leaders envision the area as key to the…

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Just Listed!


This stunning Somersett home has been completely updated with luxurious, modern finishes and features a ton of natural light. The spacious living area opens to the kitchen and has doors to the courtyard as well as a unique, three-sided fireplace that makes a lovely focal point. The kitchen is a chef's dream with an enormous Viking gas stove, wine fridge, and gorgeous marble counters, including a marble waterfall island.

2375 Ridge Field Trl

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4,142 square feet

$1,395,000

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