Does the IID agree that it is – by law – a trustee of the water rights for the agricultural landowners?
• Does the IID control the allocation of water within Imperial County? • Who are the agricultural landowners that are involved in the water issue? • Why have Imperial Valley agricultural landowners filed a lawsuit? • If the lawsuit initiated by the agricultural landowners is ruled in their favor, what would happen? • What would be done with the money? • Is it fair for the agricultural landowners to be given that money? • How can we be certain the community would benefit? • Why are the agricultural landowners willing to commit a portion of the funds for the public good? • What will happen if there is conservation of the water? • Do the agricultural landowners have a vision for the Imperial Valley? • What is the status of legal actions that have been taken to date? What is the Imperial Group? The Imperial Group is an informal group of local agricultural landowners who want to protect the water rights in the Imperial Valley. They want to prevent agricultural landowners from incurring any
