LADWP press release
Bishop, CA — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is committing to continue irrigating city-owned lands through the duration of irrigation season thanks to water reductions on Owens Lake obtained through the granting of a variance by Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (Great Basin).
Local officials will appeal to LA Mayor and DWP commission to resolve Mammoth Creek water fight.
“We are encouraged by the collaboration from our partners at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Lands Commission,” Manager of Los Angeles Aqueduct James Yannotta said. “Through the State Agencies’ approval of the variance, LADWP now has the necessary water for irrigating leased City lands in the Owens Valley through September 30.”
The variance granted by the Great Basin Hearing Board in July enables LADWP to initiate a late ramp-up of shallow flooding on Owens Lake. This allows for a water savings of approximately 4,200 acre-feet this fall, which in turn will in turn provide sufficient water for the remainder of irrigation season.
LADWP previously committed to irrigating city-owned lands through August. Irrigation season will end on September 30, 2015.
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Good for the environment and great for the economy in the Owens Valley . Doing the right thing………..Thumbs up to the DWP, GBAPCD, Inyo County, all the folks in the Ranching and Environmental Community and Mother Nature for the early summer percip for making this possible .