POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jennifer Hankes Painter his
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to execute statements on
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any and all amendments thereto) by the undersigned,
for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
regarding transactions related to shares of common stock of Cadiz Inc. (the
"Company"), and to file said statements (including any and all amendments
thereto), with any and all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact,
in serving such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney supercedes any previous powers of attorney and shall
remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and
transactions in securities issued by, the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorney-in-fact.

Dated:  February 5, 2004

						/s/ Dwight Makins
						Dwight Makins