August 23rd, 2013
CADIZ WATER CONSISTENT WITH STATE’S PROPOSED CHROMIUM-6 LEVEL
The California Department of Public Health has published its draft Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for Chromium-6 – 10 parts per billion (ppb). That’s one-tenth the maximum concentration of Chromium-6 in drinking water allowed by the federal government. The most …
August 21st, 2013
LOW-SALT CADIZ WATER WOULD SAVE SO CAL $8 MILLION/YEAR
A study by the global engineering firm CH2MHill has found that annually placing 50,000 acre feet of low-salt Cadiz water in the Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) Colorado River Aqueduct would significantly dilute the aqueduct water’s salt content, leading to $8 …
August 8th, 2013
OP-ED: WHY A FEDERAL REVIEW MAKES NO SENSE FOR CADIZ PROJECT
Opponents of the Cadiz project have long called for a new review of the project under federal law. This unsupportable effort recently was in the news again, prompting long-time Southern California water leader Floyd Wicks to write an op-ed for …
July 22nd, 2013
OC GRAND JURY URGES CONSIDERATION OF CADIZ PROJECT
The Orange County Grand Jury regularly looks at the County’s water providers and makes recommendations. Many aren’t particularly good, but this June’s Grand Jury report, “Orange County Water Sustainability: Who Cares?” was exceptional. Among its many recommendations was one that …
May 28th, 2013
LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CADIZ EIR DISMISSED
A second time lawsuit challenging the Environmental Impact Report of the Cadiz Water project has been dismissed. The newest dismissed lawsuit was brought by a narrow special interest group, CROWN, in Orange County Superior Court. Three groups challenging the project …