BLM land in California, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
The defenders
No group in our directory carries Cadiz Groundwater Pipeline in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.
On the ground in California
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The situation
The eastern Mojave Desert holds ancient aquifers beneath the Fenner Valley that feed desert springs relied on by bighorn sheep and the desert tortoise. On July 10, 2026 the BLM issued a final 50-year right-of-way letting Cadiz Inc. convert an old natural gas pipeline into a water line, crossing about 53 miles of public land to move up to 25,000 acre-feet of desert groundwater a year to Southern California cities. Scientists warn the pumping would draw down aquifers far faster than they recharge, drying up the springs that make life possible in this desert.
No public comment window is open on Cadiz Groundwater Pipeline right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
A ready call script on Cadiz Groundwater Pipeline, plus any comment window as it opens.
Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the mapEvery threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.
Threatened Lands MapBuild my lineup around Cadiz Groundwater Pipeline: the leading group here opens it, and the other seats fill from this record.
The work is theirs. The backing is yours.