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01 Apr Speed of Drought Confounds Water Planners
Agencies Gamble on Need and Price Santa Barbara Independent, By Nick Welsh March 26, 2014 About two weeks ago, three South Coast water agencies — desperate to augment supplies in the face of a withering drought — combined forces to place a bid on surplus State Water from purveyors...
10 Mar Editorial: State drier than we have to be
Water recovery project could ease drought. ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER March 10, 2014 Despite the recent heavy rain, California’s water situation remains dire. Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the...
10 Mar News: Value of Cadiz water project pegged at $6.1bn
After more than a decade of legal challenges and project revisions, Cadiz seems to be within striking distance of getting its water supply project off the ground. GLOBAL WATER INTELLIGENCE, Vol. 15, Issue 2 February 18, 2014 - In a white paper released on 28 January, consulting...
10 Mar Report: New Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) Paper Supports Cadiz Project Development
February 6, 2014 – The Property & Environment Research Center (PERC), the nation’s first and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets, has published a new paper in support of Cadiz’s efforts to implement the Cadiz Water Project on private...
30 Jan News: NEW REPORT ESTIMATES CADIZ WATER PROJECT BENEFITS AT MORE THAN $6 BILLION DOLLARS
Major water supply benefits realized by all Southern California water users not only project subscribers January 29, 2014 - Today, Cadiz Inc. made available a new report prepared by Southern California economic consulting firm Stratecon Inc. that describes up to $6.1 Billion in benefits that can be realized by Southern California...
02 Oct News: New Report Demonstrates Cadiz Project Would Contribute $648 million in New Benefits to Southern California Through Intentionally Created Surplus Program
October 2, 2013 - Today the Company made available a new report by GHA Water Inc. finding that the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project (Cadiz Project) offers $648 million in additional benefits to the Southern California water system, if the Project qualifies as Intentionally Created Surplus (ICS) under Colorado River supply management guidelines adopted in 2007 by the US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation).23 Aug News: New MCL Proposed for Chromium-6 in Drinking Water
Today, a long-awaited draft maximum contaminant level (MCL) for Chromium-6 was proposed by the California Department of Public Health at 10 (ten) parts per billion (ppb). Chromium-6 is a groundwater constituent found in over 30% of groundwater basins in California, including Riverside County’s Coachella Valley and various basins in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Solano, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Yolo Counties. For example, affected cities include Glendale, Burbank, North Hollywood, Pomona, Monterey, Chino, Joshua Basin, Phelan, Twentynine Palms, Solano, Daly City, Santa Ynez, Soquel Creek, Davis, Woodland, and parts of San Francisco. It also naturally occurs in the Cadiz Valley aquifer system at levels consistent with the proposed MCL.22 Aug News: A response to calls for Federal Review of the Cadiz Valley Water Project
The Cadiz Project, which will serve the water needs of 100,000 Southern California families and generate 5,900 jobs, has been fully reviewed and approved under the California Environmental Quality Act, the most stringent environmental law in America. The Project includes strong monitoring and enforcement to ensure that it is safe and sustainable and offers many local benefits, including significant investment in the local economy and certainty that water will be available for Southern California.22 Jul News: Orange County, California Grand Jury Recommends Cadiz Project
7/18/13 – Last month the Grand Jury of Orange County, California issued a report entitled “Orange County Water Sustainability: Who Cares?” The report details the county’s current water supply portfolio, describes challenges to existing sources and makes recommendations to encourage water supply reliability in the...