by News Staff | Oct 19, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy High desert colors come out in mid-fall—Owens Valley is golden and bronze with splashes of rusty-red. At least that’s what we see. But sometimes it seems as if utilities only see solar panels from Olancha to Bishop and massive transmission towers...
by News Staff | Oct 5, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Faced with the prospect of staggering fees levied by the California Water Resources Control Board if that agency steps in to develop groundwater sustainability in the Owens Valley Groundwater Basin, the Inyo Board of Supervisors gave Water Department...
by News Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s Supervisors weren’t pleased with the Final Rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identifying more than 1.8 million acres as critical habitat for endangered amphibians. While the rule is the end of the public process, the Planning...
by News Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The final rule on critical habitat designations for three listed frogs and toads was issued in late August by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. Inyo County’s Planning Department will go over the details at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. More...
by News Staff | Sep 15, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s 2016-17 budget is a done deal—approved with minor modifications by the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting. The modifications included relegating $50,000 in a trust account, allocating $55,000 to match grant funds for Bishop Airport...
