News: New MCL Proposed for Chromium-6 in Drinking Water

Today, a long-awaited draft maximum contaminant level (MCL) for Chromium-6 was proposed by the California Department of Public Health at 10 (ten) parts per billion (ppb). Chromium-6 is a groundwater constituent found in over 30% of groundwater basins in California, including Riverside County’s Coachella Valley and various basins in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Solano, Santa […]

News: A response to calls for Federal Review of the Cadiz Valley Water Project

The Cadiz Project, which will serve the water needs of 100,000 Southern California families and generate 5,900 jobs, has been fully reviewed and approved under the California Environmental Quality Act, the most stringent environmental law in America. The Project includes strong monitoring and enforcement to ensure that it is safe and sustainable and offers many […]

Op-Ed: Why a federal review makes no sense for Cadiz project

By Floyd E. Wicks San Bernardino Sun http://www.sbsun.com/opinions/ci_23807372/why-federal-review-makes-no-sense-cadiz-project August 7, 2013 – Despite last year’s approval of the Cadiz Valley Water Project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) — long considered the nation’s toughest environmental law — a handful of project opponents are now pushing for an expensive and time-consuming federal “do over.” Doing […]