by Deb Murphy | Oct 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Owens Valley Groundwater Authority has set up what seems like a permanent residence in Limbo—still no final word on how the California Department of Water Resources has prioritized the valley’s aquifer. While the basin went from medium to low last spring that...
by News Staff | Jun 21, 2011 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo officials continue to talk about what they might do in the face of the Department of Water and Power’s refusal to lower this year’s groundwater pumping plan. DWP proposed pumping 91,000 acre feet. Based on poor vegetation conditions and water tables...
by News Staff | May 25, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
No surprise here. Last week, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shot out their annual operations plan for the Owens Valley. In spite of Inyo’s request that they pump 68,500 acre feet of groundwater, DWP insists on 91,000 acre feet. DWP’s...