San Bernardino County Approves Financing Authority for Cadiz Pipeline
What happened
San Bernardino County partnered with a Cadiz Inc. affiliate to establish a public financing authority for the Mojave Desert groundwater pipeline project. The County Board of Supervisors approved the joint powers agreement with Fenner Gap Mutual Water Co., a Cadiz affiliate, on April 21. This authority, the San Bernardino Water and Power Authority, formed on October 19.
Why it matters
The partnership provides a potential new avenue for Cadiz to finance the infrastructure needed to deliver groundwater from the Cadiz and Fenner valleys to Southern California communities. This move marks a potentially significant step for Cadiz in its effort to bring water to Southern California. However, the National Parks Conservation Association accused Cadiz of using the authority to advance its controversial project.
Who's involved
- CadizThe company seeking to bring groundwater from the Cadiz and Fenner valleys to Southern California communities
- San Bernardino CountyThe county that partnered with a Cadiz affiliate to create the public financing authority
- board of supervisorsThe body that unanimously approved the joint powers agreement for the pipeline project
- National Parks Conservation AssociationThe non-profit organization that accused Cadiz of using the financing authority
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- San Bernardino CountySpeculative
San Bernardino County might see lower costs for county businesses due to the creation of the financing authority.
Possible ripples
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The entities involved
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Cadiz
city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental
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board of supervisors
body which oversees the operation of county governments in certain U.S. states