A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST SAN BENITO COUNTY, BECAUSE OF THE APPROVAL OF THE INDIAN WELLS OIL PROJECT IN THE BITTERWATER AREA. MEMBERS OF THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY SAY THAT THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, AND WOULD USE WATER FROM THE SALINAS VALLEY WATERSHED….AND THAT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT WATER QUALITY….AND THEREFORE VARIOUS ENDANGERED SPECIES (SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR).
Fifteen news oil wells, which would use cyclic steam injection to extract the oil, are included in the initial phase of the oil project.
