Lytton Rancheria of California Leads Tribal Investment in Cadiz Groundwater Banking Project
LOS ANGELES and WINDSOR, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadiz, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI Stock ) (the "Company" or "Cadiz") announced today that the Company and the Lytton Rancheria of California ("Lytton") have signed a Letter of Intent for Lytton to invest up to $50 million in the Company's groundwater banking project in the Mojave Desert ("Mojave Groundwater Bank"). Lytton's investment would be the first major investment by a Native American Tribe in large-scale water infrastructure off tribal lands in U.S. history. With 2.5 million acre-feet of new water supply and an estimated 30 million acre-feet of water in storage today, the Mojave Groundwater Bank will be the largest new groundwater bank in the Southwest. The partnership between Cadiz and Lytton signifies a landmark collaboration in water resource management, with Tribes holding a majority ownership stake in the Mojave Groundwater Bank. This ownership structure empowers Indigeno...