US Bureau of Land Management Rescinds Agency Framework for Evaluation of Activities within Railroad Rights-of-Way Granted under the 1875 General Railroad Right-of-Way Act.
On March 29, 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued an Instruction Memorandum (IM) No. 2017-060 (https://www.blm.gov/policy/im-2017-060) to all field offices regarding the evaluation of existing and proposed activities within railroad rights-of-way (ROW) granted under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 (1875 Act). IM […]
Thoroughly reviewed Cadiz project to provide water, jobs: Guest commentary
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin – 3.20.17 | By Winston Hickox U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein recently authored a column decrying the Cadiz Water Project as bad for the environment, in violation of federal regulations and a threat to a national monument. That’s not the Cadiz Water Project I know, nor the project that’s been publicly reviewed, approved and upheld […]
GREENWIRE: On secretary’s first day, Chaffetz demands documents
E&E News Greenwire Published: March 2, 2017 New Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke got a housewarming gift from Congress on his first day on the job yesterday: a request for official documents related to issues ranging from the designation of national monuments to complaints against Bureau of Land Management law enforcement agents for alleged bullying. The […]
Company posts comprehensive rebuttal to Senator Feinstein Commentary
The Cadiz Water Project: Water, Jobs & Safe Use of an Existing Corridor The Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project is a public-private groundwater project sponsored by Cadiz Inc. and the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) that will conserve and deliver a reliable water supply to 400,000 people in Southern California. The Project […]
Company Update: Bipartisan Letter to New Interior Secretary Seeks Agency Withdrawal of Cadiz Water Project Right-of-Way Evaluation
Today, the Company reported that a bipartisan group of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to the newly confirmed Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, to request that the agency rescind an existing evaluation and instruction memorandum regarding the Cadiz Water Project’s proposed use of a portion of an […]