by News Staff | Oct 31, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The following letter was submitted by Daniel Pritchett of Bishop: The OpEd from Bob Harrington (Inyo Register 10/24/15) contained a review of language in the Inyo-LA Long Term Water Agreement (LTWA) regarding groundwater pumping and new wells. It was also a good...
by News Staff | Oct 14, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The following letter was submitted by Daniel Pritchett: As a board member of the Owens Valley Committee (OVC), I was interested to read the recent (10/10/15) OpEd (attributed to Jim Yannotta) defending DWP’s program for new well construction. The OpEd pointed out: 1)...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Letter submitted by Daniel Pritchett “Out, damned spot. Out, I say!” Lady Macbeth’s repeated attempts to wash imaginary blood-stains from her hands and assuage her guilty conscience always come to mind when I see another of DWP’s efforts to...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Letter to the Editor – Submitted by Daniel Pritchett Just a century ago, Owens Lake was a spectacular inland sea, teeming with life. After DWP reduced Owens Valley to a colony and dried the lake, its bed became the largest source of health-threatening dust in...
by News Staff | May 27, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Submitted by Daniel Pritchett Supervisors must act promptly to challenge DWP DWP released its final 2015-2016 Operations Plan last week. As expected, it includes enormous (57%) reductions in Owens Valley irrigation water. Under the Inyo LA Water Agreement...