by News Staff | Apr 18, 2016 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Politics were left behind at Wednesday afternoon’s tour of the Owens Lake dust mitigation project as air pollution district board members and staff joined Los Angeles staff and interested parties to get a first-hand look at the 110-square miles of...
by News Staff | Apr 15, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s Board of Directors took about an hour Wednesday morning to approve a revised State Implementation Plan to bring the Owens Lake into compliance with PM10 regulations while saving water and providing...
by News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The 1991 Environmental Impact Report covering “Water from the Owens Valley to Supply the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct” identifies five new Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wells in Bishop. The department began the process for the first two, B-2...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Thursday’s Standing Committee meeting was a little like taking a seat at a sumptuous meal, but coming away still hungry. There were the usual reports, agreements that staff would discuss ongoing issues, issues that were beyond the purview of either the...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Last summer, a variance was granted allowing less water to be used to control dust off the Owens Lake. For many of the parties, the rationale was water savings in the fourth year of extreme drought. For the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control...
