by News Staff | Jan 10, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Department of Water and Power General Manager Ron Nichols has resigned amidst controversy over two organizations that he and the DWP Union Chief co-managed for the past three years. Those groups spent $40 million over ten years with no explanation on how the money was...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In a memo that takes a preliminary look at wells that dried up in West Bishop, Inyo Water Director Bob Harrington concluded at the end of December that “the recent declines in the water table are due to lack of recharge from surface water conveyances.”...
by News Staff | Jan 7, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The California Department of Water Resources has conducted its first snow survey of the winter. Officials said they found “more bare ground than snow.” According to a news release from the DWR, “Manual and electronic readings record the...
by News Staff | Dec 17, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Reports are now out that a number of private wells in West Bishop neighborhoods have dried up. Residents, alarmed at these developments, are questioning why after 50 years, in some cases, are their wells suddenly dry? At Tuesday’s Inyo Supervisors meeting, Water...
by News Staff | Dec 2, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When the Inyo Supervisors signed the Water Agreement with the Department of Water and Power back in the 90s, they agreed to take on the water systems in Lone Pine, Independence and Laws. The happy thought back then was that community service districts would take them...