Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute
A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will erase $24 million in past groundwater fees by allowing the company to use other sources, including 2,000 acre feet of reclaimed water. In exchange Searles Valley Minerals agreed to drop its lawsuits against the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority and […]
