Cadiz, Biden and Californians’ Right to Water

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The California Aqueduct, which moves water from northern California to the state’s drier south, as it runs through the western Mojave Desert on April 21.

PHOTO: MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES

 

I write to offer our vociferous support of your position in “Biden’s California Water Embargo” (Review & Outlook, Dec. 17), crying foul about federal efforts to obstruct a desperately needed water project. Readers should know how politics can threaten our human right to water.

The Cadiz water project will serve drought-stricken Californians by improving water access in underserved communities and creating nearly 6,000 jobs. California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld six lower-court decisions validating the project, which adheres to the state’s strict environmental laws.

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Original source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2021-12-30/californians-need-better-access-to-clean-water-cadiz-can-help

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