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Environmental group warns Adelanto council against Cadiz groundwater plan
Summary
A representative of the National Parks Conservation Association told the council the Cadiz groundwater project would overdraw the aquifer, citing USGS recharge estimates and state law SB 307; he urged the city and residents to be skeptical of Cadiz's promises.
Luke Basulto, California Desert program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, used the public comment period at the Dec. 11 Adelanto City Council meeting to urge the council and residents to be skeptical of the Cadiz groundwater project.
"Cadiz wants to pump 50,000 acre-feet of water per year for 50 years," Basulto said, adding that USGS…
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