The Orange County Association of Realtors is hosting a South County Candidates Reception on Thursday, September 25, 2014, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, courtesy of the South Orange County Economic Coalition, at 25552 La Paz Road in Laguna Hills. Registration will begin at 5:15 pm.
Candidates for City Councils, School Boards, College District and Water District boards throughout south Orange County have been invited. Continue reading
Mojave Desert has asked the federal government to launch a full-fledged environmental review of Cadiz Inc.’s proposed groundwater pumping project. The request by U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) joins a similar one made last year by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), making a rare show of bipartisan unity on a publics lands issue, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Officials from the Santa Margarita Water District in Orange County and Cadiz Inc. held firm Friday in their support of the environmental studies behind a plan to pump Mojave Desert water to Southern California cities, despite Congressman Cook’s request for a federal environmental review, according to the San Bernardino Sun. Continue reading
So how do the irresponsible developers in South Orange County plan to supply water to their new housing tracts, when there is now water available? The worst idea possible of course – desalination.
The Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) and the project participants of South Coast Water District, Moulton Niguel Water District, Laguna Beach County Water District, the City of San Juan Capistrano and the City of San Clemente, are hosting an Open House at the South Orange Coastal Ocean Desalination (SOCOD) Pilot Plant on August 9, 2013, from 12:20 pm to 3 pm. Click here to register. Contact: Tiffany Baca, Municipal Water District of Orange County at (714) 593-5013, tbaca@mwdoc.com.
Please don’t expect these people to tell you the truth about desalination: Continue reading