Last updated 22 Oct 2021.
October 21, 2021:
On September 23, 2021, Congressman Jay Obernolte introduced the Desert Community Lands Act to convey a total of approximately 8,200 surface acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to the Town of Apple Valley and Cities of Twentynine Palms, Barstow, and Victorville. Congressman Obernolte's office has stated it is open to expanding the Desert Community Lands Act to include the Mojave water agency, the Bighorn Desert View water agency, the Joshua Tree water agency, Hi Desert water in Yucca Valley and the Twentynine Palms water agency. This is everything the Bighorn Desert View water agency has been requesting for years to fix the problems it's experiencing with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Further details are at https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-obernolte-introduces-bill-convey-federal-land-local-community-needs Please feel free to communicate to Congressman Obernolte your request that he get this done for the Mojave water agency, the Bighorn Desert View water agency, the Joshua Tree water agency, Hi Desert water in Yucca Valley and the Twentynine Palms water agency, and your appreciation for him having taken this step.
May 5, 2017:
On March 17, 2017, someone from the LandersWaterRescue.com ratepayers group sent a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the White House addressed to President Trump and requesting his assistance in getting relief from BLM for BDVWA. The full text of that certified letter to President Trump is available here. So far, as of May 5, 2017, that person has received no reply back from the White House regarding this problem nor has that person received the green return receipt showing that the letter had even been signed for. On April 26, 2017, that same person sent a second copy of that same certified letter, return receipt requested, to the White House. Again, so far, as of May 5, 2017, that person has received no reply back to that second letter from the White House regarding this problem nor has that person received the green return receipt showing that second letter had even been signed for.
February 26, 2017:
On February 26, 2017, someone from the LandersWaterRescue.com ratepayers group posted on whitehouse.gov a second request for assistance with BLM from President Trump. The full text of that web posting is available here. That person never received a reply to that request for assistance.
January 21, 2017:
On January 21, 2017, someone from the LandersWaterRescue.com ratepayers group posted on whitehouse.gov a request for assistance with BLM from President Trump. The full text of that web posting is available here. That person never received a reply to that request for assistance.
November 30, 2015:
Bighorn Desert View Water Agency (BDVWA) was forced to pay 14,408.88 in Right of Way (ROW) fees to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by January 1, 2016 for the 2016 calendar year. This is a more than 400% increase from the previous already outrageous ROW fees invoice from BLM for the 2015 calendar year. The full text of that invoice from BLM is available here.