Physical Evidence Demonstrates Cadiz Water Project Won’t Impact Springs, Yet Desert Sun Takes Sides
Yesterday, The Desert Sun reported on a study funded by a Cadiz Water Project opponent that speculates the Project could adversely impact Bonanza Spring. The County of San Bernardino and a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) previously concluded otherwise based on the fact that the Spring is more than 11 miles away, separated by unsaturated […]
Letter to the Editor: Cadiz Water Project for Water, Jobs and the Environment By Courtney Degener
April 10, 2018 https://coyotechronicle.net/js-pr-w1-letter-to-the-editor/ Dear Editor: Last month’s article, “Cadiz Controversy, Is the environment at risk?” left out critical information about the Cadiz Water Project and allowed untrue claims by project opponents to go unchecked. As a result, the story established a false choice for your readers between the Project’s “water and jobs” on one […]
Metropolitan Water District Approves Funds for Two Tunnel California Water Fix Option
Yesterday, a majority of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) Board of Directors voted in favor of funding approximately $11 billion in infrastructure improvements as part of a statewide effort knows as the California Water Fix, a project designed to overcome existing environmentally-based flow restrictions on State Water Project (SWP) exports from California’s […]
Center for Biological Diversity Files Another Federal Lawsuit
Yesterday the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) announced it filed yet another lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) – this time to obtain the release of documents about the Cadiz Water Project from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In announcing its lawsuit, […]
New, Frivolous Opponent Lawsuit a PR Stunt with No Impact on Water Project’s Continued Progress
Yesterday, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) filed a lawsuit in federal Court against the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) challenging DOI Solicitor Opinion M-37048 related to third-party use of railroad rights-of-way. The Company is not named as a party to the NPCA lawsuit and its outcome is inconsequential to the Project’s implementation. Every previous […]