We are a publicly-held natural resources company that owns 70 square miles of property and water resources in Southern California. Since the 1980s we have operated an agricultural development in the Cadiz Valley of eastern San Bernardino County, California and are presently focused on partnering with public water agencies to implement the Cadiz Water Project, which will create a new water supply for approximately 100,000 Southern California families and make available up to 1 million acre-feet of new groundwater storage capacity. Guided by a holistic land management strategy, we are dedicated to pursuing sustainable resource development projects and practicing responsible stewardship of our unique land and water assets.
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New, reliable water for 400,000 people. To learn more about the Cadiz Water Project, click here.
Over 9,600 acres has been zoned for sustainable farming at Cadiz. To learn more, click here.
The Cadiz Water Project is designed to conserve billions of gallons of water lost annually to evaporation.
The Cadiz Water Project will provide numerous benefits for local communities throughout Southern California.
Scientific analysis of the watersheds has confirmed that the groundwater in the system is naturally renewable.
The Cadiz Water Project poses no threat to the springs within the Mojave National Preserve.
Multiple water providers that serve millions of Southern California water users are participating in the project.
The project was required to undergo an approval process in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
Cadiz has been a part of the eastern Mojave Desert community for over 25 years and is committed to protecting the desert environment.
In 2015, we established the Fenner Valley Desert Tortoise Conservation Bank, a land conservation bank that makes available approximately 7,500 acres of our properties for permanent protection of habitat for the desert tortoise, a State of California and federally-listed threatened species.
At our Cadiz Valley property, a total of 9,600 acres have been zoned for agricultural development. Presently 2,100 acres are leased by third parties for farming.
Permanent crops currently in production include grape vineyards grown to certified-organic dried-on-the-vine raisins and lemon orchards.