FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2018
Contact: Jessica Dacey, Director of Communications, Mojave Desert Land Trust
Phone: 760-366-5440
jessica@mdlt.org

MDLT responds to Cadiz Inc rebuttal to Mojave Trails spring study

Joshua Tree, CA – Mojave Desert Land Trust issues the following statement in response to a rebuttal by Cadiz Inc to scientific research into the impact of groundwater pumping in Mojave Trails National Monument. This research was published in the prestigious scientific journal Environmental Forensics, following rigorous scrutiny, including blind peer-review. The article, “Understanding the source of water for selected springs within Mojave Trails National Monument, California”, shows that the largest spring in the southeastern Mojave Desert would be threatened by the Cadiz Inc proposal to pump desert groundwater.

Statement by Mojave Desert Land Trust:

“Mojave Desert Land Trust has noted Cadiz Inc’s attempted rebuttal to newly published, blind peer-reviewed research into spring sources in Mojave Trails National Monument. We encourage Cadiz Inc to respond using the correct scientific channels, submitting a rebuttal to the article in Environmental Forensics, which would then be subject to rigorous and independent review.”

The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to protect and care for lands with natural, scenic, and cultural value within the Mojave Desert. For more information, visit www.mdlt.org