by News Staff | Mar 19, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Submitted by Daniel Pritchett According to a press release recently issued by the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley, DWP has yet to start repairs to its pipe which supplies irrigation water to the Big Pine reservation. The pipe has gotten increasingly clogged...
by News Staff | Mar 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Representatives from water agencies tapping into the Owens River groundwater basin gathered last Thursday for a second workshop on California’s mandate to achieve groundwater sustainability. The two biggest questions, however, remain unanswered: what...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors has challenged the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to conduct an environmental study on the impact of two new wells in the West Bishop area or face legal action. The decision was announced to an empty board...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy It should come as no real surprise: folks with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power won’t be converting hay fields and grazing lands into pot farms. Here’s the official statement: “Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) leases include a...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release TRIBE TO LOS ANGELES BOARD OF WATER AND POWER COMMISSIONERS: PLEASE FIX IRRIGATION PIPE LINE Tribe Fears Reservation Will be Dry Again in 2017 (March 8, 2017) – On March 7, 2017, Chairwoman Shannon Romero of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley...
