Bonanza Springs new ground zero in battle over Cadiz water (Hi-Desert Star)

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Hi-Desert StarApril 20th, 2018 6:10 PM"Bonanza Springs, a wildlife water source once of interest mostly to animals and desert hikers, has become the focus of a fight over the future of the Cadiz water project. A study published this month in the Journal of Environmental Forensics asserts Cadiz Inc.’s plan to pump water from beneath the Mojave Desert would drain water from Bonanza Springs. The springs burble up in a canyon on public land in the new Mojave Trails National Monument, about 11 miles away from the Cadiz project. The new study contradicts findings released by Cadiz earlier this year. Geologist Miles Kenney and hydrogeologist Terry Foreman investigated whether the project could affect Bonanza Springs, and determined it could not..."Read Full Article

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