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Coyote Springs, Nevada is an unincorporated master planned community being developed in Lincoln County and Clark County, Nevada by developer and attorney-lobbyist Harvey Whittemore. The 43,000 acres (17,000 ha), 65 square miles (170 km), community lies mostly in Lincoln County with the initial development being in the Clark County portion of the land. The only access to the community is via U.S. Route 93.

Coyote Springs is located between US 93 on the west and the Meadow Valley Mountains to the east. The Coyote Springs valley is bisected by several major washes including the Pahrangat Wash and the Kane Springs Wash.

The community has a plan for up to 160,000 homes.

History

Announced in the early 1998, construction on the first golf course started in 2005. Construction on the community itself began around the same time with the official ground breaking held on July 5, 2006. Construction was delayed while the necessary water rights were acquired by the project's developer.

Development

BrightSource Energy has plans to build a 960 MW (1,290,000 hp) solar thermal power plant within the development.

Controversy

Main article: Harvey Whittemore § Coyote Springs

Coyote Springs has proven controversial because of environmental issues and allegations of perceived favours granted developer Harvey Whittemore by politicians including Senator Harry Reid.

In February 2009, the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental advocacy group, announced plans to sue the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for violations of the Endangered Species Act. The Center contends the Coyote Springs development and resultant loss of water resources and habitat would harm the desert tortoise and potentially hasten the extinction of the Moapa dace, both endangered species. The Fish and Wildlife Service and Nevada's water authority responded that they, too, are interested in protecting the Moapa dace, a small fish living in the Muddy River north of Las Vegas.

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References

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