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OPINION: California Governor Signs Bill To Protect The Mojave Desert

/in , /by /Planet Watch by Gina- Marie Cheeseman

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill (SB 307) that prevents proposals to export desert water without state review. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

The bill protects federal and state lands, including Mojave National Preserve and Mojave Trails National Monument. It effectively stops the Cadiz Water Project which would extract water from an underground aquifer in the Mojave Desert and export it. Developed by Cadiz Inc., the project proposes to pump 16 billion gallons of water a year from the Mojave Desert aquifer.

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6 Things To Know About Cadiz’s Plan To Pump Water In San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert

/in , , /by /The San Bernardino Sunby Sandra Emerson

The story behind a proposal to pump water from under the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County is a long and complicated one. Since its approval in 2012, the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project has been tied up in litigation from environmental groups, fought over in the state legislature and faced hurdles by state and federal government officials. Here’s more about the Cadiz water project: 1. Who’s behind it? The project is a partnership between Cadiz Inc., a Los Angeles-based natural resources company, and several Southern California water agencies. The company owns about 35,000 acres with water rights in San Bernardino County.

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