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Environmental

Nov. 27, 2013

Mojave Desert water fight headed to court

The struggle over a major source of groundwater in the Mojave Desert will play out in court next week as environmentalists and a salt mining company have joined forces to stop a plan to ship the water to Southern California cities.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The struggle over the fate of a major source of groundwater in the Mojave Desert will play out in court next week as environmentalists and a salt mining company have joined forces to stop a plan to ship the water to thirsty Southern California cities. The landowner that sits atop the aquifer in a far-flung corner of San Bernardino County has long tried to capitalize on the constant demand for new water supplies ...

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