Local environmentalists and concerned citizens have been planning to attend a meeting on the Cadiz water project this week in Orange County. But in a nod to the desert communities closer to the source of the water, the Governing Board of the Santa Margarita Water District has arranged to teleconference the public hearing of the final environmental impact report and approval of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project to Joshua Tree. On Wednesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m., the Governing Board will meet at the Norman Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo. The public hearing will also be shown in Joshua Tree, at the Bell Center Community Room at Copper Mountain College. According to the meeting notice, any person wishing to comment will be given an opportunity at the public hearing at either location. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing and to present written and/or oral comments. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing, or can be submitted at the hearing. The Santa Margarita Water District is the lead public agency on the project, and will be one of the beneficiaries of the water from the Fenner Valley aquifer.
