This is from a prior article at Calwatchdog.com titled “Cadiz Holds the Key to Future CA Resources”

Link: http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/07/cadiz-water-holds-key-to-future-ca-resources/

The Cadiz Stewardship Committee is composed of:

* Jack Sharp, PhD, a distinguished professor of geology at the University of Texas, Austin, and president of the Geological Society of America;

* William Blomquist, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, Indiana University, who wrote the definitive book on groundwater basin management in Southern California, “Dividing the Waters: Governing Groundwater in Southern California”;

* Andrew Stone, executive director of the American Groundwater Trust;

* Gregory Thomas, president of the Natural Heritage Institute, and a former attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council;

* Bob Wilkinson of the Bren School of Environmental Science Management at the University of California, at Santa Barbara; and

* The eminent Chip Groat, PhD, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University Texas and the former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to which he was appointed by President Bill Clinton.

In a recent letter dated March 1, 2012, from Dr. Charles Groat, member of the Cadiz Stewardship Committee and the former head of the U.S. Geological Survey, to Santa Margarita Water District’s John Schatz, Dr. Groat concluded:

“In summary, I find the project to be viable and capable of being implemented and administered without deleterious effects on the environment. The monitoring plan will ensure that any unanticipated effects are detected and dealt with.”

Thanks,

Jerry Cadagan