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Represented Save Red Rock and urged the Commission to deny the text amendment, arguing that existing firefighting water sources like Torino ranch are sufficient and that the change weakens water conservation rules.

Highlighted local groundwater vulnerability, severe drought conditions, and water moratoriums in Blue Diamond while objecting to private water bodies.

Argued that the text amendment appeared custom-crafted for a single applicant and bypassed broader regional water conservation discussions.

Spoke as the Southern Region Fire Management Officer for the Nevada Division of Forestry in strong support of the text amendment, explaining that a local dip pond would significantly improve wildfire initial attack times.

Supported the text amendment, drawing on his background as a former manager of Spring Mountains and BLM lands to emphasize the critical need for fast initial wildfire attack to protect the desert ecosystem.