by News Staff | Mar 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
Press release The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has implemented a temporary road access closure at North Landing (north of Crowley Lake Reservoir) to limit vehicular access to sage grouse breeding grounds through April 25, 2017. Vehicular traffic...
by News Staff | Mar 2, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Two years ago Swall Meadows was nearly devoured by flames fanned by erratic winds. It will take another year for a complex series of lawsuits to go to court in Los Angeles. The Cal Fire investigation into the Round Fire leveled the blame at ”extreme...
by News Staff | Feb 27, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Submitted by Daniel Pritchett At the 2/9/17 Technical Group meeting Inyo County Water Department director Bob Harrington voted to approve DWP’s pre-construction plan for new wells on the Bishop cone (and was roundly booed for his efforts). Afterwards, he was quoted as...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
LADWP press release LOS ANGELES – During the Inyo County/Los Angeles Standing Committee Wednesday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced plans to maximize the spread of water in the Owens Valley this year to levels not seen since the wettest...
by News Staff | Feb 20, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy In addition to Portagee Joe, Fifth District Supervisor Matt Kingsley’s town meeting in Lone Pine recently covered a range of topics. Here are the highlights: Kingsley asked for patience as the County wrangles with the house-sized boulders clogging the...
